It’s not just about stopping the virtue signalling. It’s about cracking down on shocking gang violence.
As the appalling spate of gun murders in Liverpool has tragically shown, there is a sub-culture of violent crime in too many communities in towns and cities across the UK.
The former prime minister's legacy is the reason why mandarins keep getting the economy completely wrong. In the midst of the Conservative leadership debates, with clear dividing lines on the economy dominating, the ghost at the feast turned up – Gordon Brown.
There is a huge amount at stake in this leadership contest. MP’s and later, Conservative Party members will pick the next Prime Minister which is very, very different from elections to pick the leader of a party in opposition.
She's right on the economy, and has the unshakable resolve to get the necessary but difficult reforms through Whitehall. We face huge challenges, from the global economic crisis, to the war in Ukraine and the rise of a dangerous China.