Michael Howard: Labour isn't working
It is now time for Labour to ask why their £28bn increase in the tax burden has not already delivered the goods. In constantly stressing the need for higher taxes and better public services, Tony Blair...
View ArticleWaiting for Gordon
Money alone won't save our public services, writes the shadow chancellor, Michael Howard.That is as it should be. High quality public services rely on strong economic performance and vice versa....
View ArticleMichael Howard: I wouldn't go that far
I referred to proposals, reported earlier this week, that children of asylum seekers would be taken into care to force their parents to leave the country, as "despicable". I said this was using the...
View ArticleText: Michael Howard's advertisement in SocietyGuardian
This is the text of a full-page advertisement placed in today's SocietyGuardian by the leader of the oppositionThe British government employs over 5 million people, runs over 900 hospitals, 23,000...
View ArticleMichael Howard: Sorry, Polly, you're wrong
I visited Brixton on a Saturday night not long ago. In the two hours I spent out on the streets, I did not see a single policeman. To me, and most of the public, the lack of a police presence in our...
View ArticleMichael Howard: Free trade is as vital as aid
From the G8 to gap-year students, the West can offer a new, better aid strategy, argues the Tory leaderFamilies torn apart, homes washed away, thousands of people dead - in just a few minutes. And...
View ArticleMichael Howard: The state of the NHS under Labour is letting the voters down
The state of the NHS under Labour is letting the voters downFamilies want the peace of mind and security of a high-quality health system that is free at the point of use. Those are the values of the...
View ArticleMichael Howard: Talk about the British dream
Integration is about the values we share, not traditions that divide usFor years it has been taboo to question our society's record of integrating people of different colours, creeds and backgrounds....
View ArticleMichael Howard: The root of his weakness
Blair's pre-announced retirement is alien to the spirit of our constitution. He should resign nowLord Butler, the former cabinet secretary, has put it this way: "We do have a system in which very great...
View ArticleMichael Howard: 'Tony Blair was a brilliant politician. But, ultimately, he...
The former Leader of the Conservative Party gives his verdict on Tony Blair's memoirMuch has been written about the apparent candour of Tony Blair's memoir. He even concedes that on occasion he...
View ArticleMichael Howard: local leadership in a perfect storm
Councils need to become drivers of growth, but leaders shouldn't wait to be told to make their moveLocal government is facing a perfect storm: an economy in need of a boost; austerity, with reduced...
View ArticleMichael Howard's Budget verdict
It is said of Gordon Brown's Budgets that they have a tendency to sound good on the day, before turning sour in the mouth shortly afterwards. But in the case of last week's Budget, the time span...
View ArticleMichael Howard: Tax burden benefits nobody
While Gordon Brown's Budget may have received little media attention, some figures published on Friday received almost none. But they were no less interesting. They showed that in 2001-02 the poorest...
View ArticleClimate change action is good for the economy – and Britain is the proof |...
When John Major set up our global warming strategy, the doom-mongers said it would ruin living standards. New research shows how wrong they wereJust before the Rio Earth summit 25 years ago, John...
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