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A brief history of the green agenda, Part One: 1968 to 1992 by Neil Lock
This and my next two essays will be updated précis of earlier, longer works on the history of the green agenda. Today, I’m going to relate that history from its earliest rumblings around 1968 up to...
The Nolan Principles and DOGGHIE by Neil Lock
In 1994, then UK prime minister John Major appointed a senior judge named Michael Nolan as chair of the newly formed Committee on Standards in Public Life. And he asked the committee to produce a...
The Rhythms of History by Neil Lock
Recently, I discussed the ideas of two thinkers of the past, who have greatly influenced me: John Locke and Franz Oppenheimer. Today, I’ll introduce the ideas of another thinker, Jason Alexander,...
Oppenheimer’s Razor by Neil Lock
This is the third in a set of short essays about political philosophers who have influenced the development of, and ways of thinking about, politics in the last 500 years. I have previously...
Business Improvement Districts: Good or bad? by Shane Bray
Today I want to tell you about something that’s quietly reshaping our town centres: Business Improvement Districts, or BIDs. What are BIDs? On paper, BIDs sound like a good idea. Businesses in a...
The Westphalian state by Neil Lock
Last week, I wrote about John Locke, the 17th-century father of the Enlightenment, and his forward-looking ideas on political philosophy. Today, I’m going to look at the other side of the coin. That...
Reform UK Godalming and Ash – Response to consultation on Local Government Re-organization in Surrey
To: lgreorganisation@communities.gov.uk From: chair.godalandash@reformuk.com Contact: Alex Roebuck, Chair, Reform UK Godalming and Ash We are the Godalming and Ash branch of Reform UK. Our...
When Councils Compete with Businesses they Tax: A Question of Ethics and Fairness by Shane Bray
I’m absolutely flabbergasted at a local authority initiative I read about in Property Industry Eye [[1]]. This sets a worrying precedent. I felt I had to respond. Liberal Democrat controlled Dorset...
Let’s Get Real – Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) in Surrey by Jon Davies
Surrey is facing the biggest shake-up to its local government in generations. Borough and district councils will disappear, to be replaced by larger “unitary” authorities, and it will also have an...
Government: Why do we need it? And what can we do when it goes wrong? by Neil Lock
Today, I’m going to try to answer two simple-sounding, but deep, questions. One, why do we need government? And two, what can, and should, we do when it goes rogue? Over the decades, I have felt a...