Robert Halfon
Rigged petrol prices will outrage voters far more than Europe ever could
Believe it or not, while voters might be unimpressed by the ferrets fighting in a sack over Tory Europe strategy, what will interest them far more is the possibility that… Continue reading
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Apprenticeships should be the ‘new norm’ in parliament. Get your MP to hire one
As sound bites go, it’s not one of his best, but David Cameron is right to suggest that apprenticeships should be the ‘new norm’ for young people who want to… Continue reading
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Backbenchers want a cost of living Budget
Aside from Ed Balls’ attack on George Osborne for going ‘on the piste’ in Davos, Treasury question time in the Commons today was interesting not for what Labour did or… Continue reading
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Briefing: Another fuel duty freeze?
It looks like George Osborne will put the planned fuel duty rise on hold again, in order to avoid another Tory rebellion and potential government defeat in the Commons. This… Continue reading
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How will Tory whips respond to Ed Balls’ audacious petrol vote?
Ed Balls has secured a debate for next week calling for the government to postpone for a second time the 3p rise in fuel duty that is due this January.… Continue reading
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Conservative conference: Robert Halfon admits: ‘I envy socialists’
The Conservative leadership is just starting to tap in to the idea that the next election will be about the ‘strivers’, but Robert Halfon and Priti Patel know all too… Continue reading
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Conservative conference: fighting and winning on the marginal front in 2015
Conservatives need to become more effective at winning marginal seats if they have any hope of gaining a majority at the next general election. But what exactly does the party… Continue reading
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How oil companies could be inflating petrol prices
Conservative backbencher (and thank goodness he remains on the backbench, where he seems to wield an impressive level of influence) Robert Halfon has continued digging away at fuel prices over… Continue reading
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Osborne’s handbrake turn on fuel duty
George Osborne’s U-turn today on fuel duty seems both canny and confusing. It comes just 48 hours after a denial from Transport Secretary Justine Greening that the Government would scrap… Continue reading
0 CommentsFuelling the recovery
Today, the government has listened. In his Autumn Statement, George Osborne scrapped the fuel tax bombshell that was scheduled for January 2012. As regular Coffee House readers will know,… Continue reading
12 CommentsHalfon seeks to cool the inflationary fires
Don’t whip out the cava just yet, CoffeeHousers. Inflation, in both its CPI and RPI incarnations, may be down on last month’s figures, but the latest numbers are hardly cause… Continue reading
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