Smith Square Review – Friday 17th May 2013
Ghost Train In a recent blow to the Government, a report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) has questioned the economic benefits of their flagship rail project HS2. In the damning report, the...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 26th July 2013
Congratulations and Jubilations The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth on Monday to Prince George Alexander Louis, weighing 8lbs 6oz, at St Mary’s Hospital in London. Crowds gathered outside Buckingham...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 2nd August 2013
Peer Pressure The list of 30 newly appointed peers was released this week. They have been selected by party leaders and include former MPs, Olympic officials and business leaders. Amongst the new peers...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 23rd August 2013
Hung Up With the politically quieter August spell, many commentators have taken the opportunity to reflect on the vagaries of the 2015 election and its potential outcome. In particular the dialogue...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 4th October
Claws out Damian McBride’s book is not the only one recently alluding to sordid details and rivalries at the height of political power. Matthew d’Ancona’s latest novel shines a light on a scandal that...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 18th October 2013
The Police take a Thrashing Looks like Andrew Mitchell might be getting the last laugh on the officers who prevented him from bringing his bike through the gates of Downing St. Following the fracas at...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 25th October 2013
A bone of contention “I can report that the relationship between Mrs Bone and the Prime Minister is blooming.” Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough, was not, as it may appear, informing the House of...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 1st November 2013
Jam today, but not tomorrow Energy prices, HS2 and press regulation may be top of the political agenda but a crucial and hotly contested debate has now developed in Westminster – the sugar content of...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 8th November 2013
Clegg Brands Paxman as ‘sneering’ On Thursday morning, Nick Clegg weighed into the debate on whether TV pundit, and newly appointed guest editor of the New Statesman, Russell Brand, went too far in...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 15th November 2013
Was it something I said? In a journalistic coup labelled “extraordinary” by the Independent, the unlikely source Computer Weekly has revealed that the Conservative Party “has attempted to erase a...
View ArticleEnergy Prices – December 2013
On 2nd December 2013 the Energy Secretary Edward Davey, gave a statement to the House of Commons on the Government’s actions to reduce the impact of Government policies on energy bills. The Government...
View ArticleA Political Review of 2013
Our Director, James Turgoose, reviews the year in Westminster. As the country is battered by yet more high winds, Westminster is deserted and we have time to draw breath after another buffeting year...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 3rd January 2013
New Year and some new messages It is a New Year, and it wouldn’t be complete without the three main political leaders New Year messages. David Cameron took the opportunity to boast about the importance...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 10th January 2013
Easy on Clegg Nick Clegg may have developed a thick skin since he brought the Liberal Democrats into coalition with the Conservatives back in 2010, but to get ribbed on his birthday seems a tad...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 31st January 2014
Miliband looks to reform Labour voting In what some have described as a counter intuitive move, Ed Miliband has moved this week to weaken the hand of Britain’s trade unions in selecting the Labour...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – Friday 7th February 2014
Someone needs a timeout Speaker Bercow has spent much of the past 6 months berating MPs during the Parliamentary pantomime that is PMQs and calling for an end to jeering, sound bites and painfully...
View ArticleSmith Square Review – 21st February 2014
The Blair Witch Project Tony Blair has offered his advisory services to numerous organisations and nations since standing down as Prime Minister in 2007. However, on Wednesday during the trial of...
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The Smith Square Review Friday 7th March 2014
London First offer an alternative to solving London’s housing shortage On Tuesday a housing taskforce set up by a body representing a large number of London businesses (London First) launched a report...
View ArticleThe Blue Rinse Budget – 2014
The Blue Rinse Budget – 2014 Welcome to the latest JBP Public Policy Briefing, today we’re looking at the Budget in brief. On time, on Budget It is the penultimate Budget of this Parliament, and this...
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Budget 2014
Introduction The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has set out the Government’s latest economic plans. The Budget has been branded as the “grey budget” because the Chancellor unveiled huge...
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