Author Archives: Sir Robert Smith MP

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• The Jenkinsite Policy Network present a new vision for British liberalism (Rosemary Runswick)
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• Call for the Rutland Water Monster to be displayed in Oakham
• The Joy of Six 1543
• Penguin Cafe Orchestra: Perpetuum Mobile
• Tackling a loophole in lobbying regulation, and a small win on WhatsApp
• Not in our name
• Another World Cup and new beginnings
• Are there really people who do not think that climate change is real?!
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• "We have blue passports, but everything else has gone south": Andrew George on the failure of Brexit
• Violent drunk banned from booze after throwing flapjack at police officer's genitals having missed with Pot Noodle

Recent Comments

• Graham Evans
  Peter Martin is absolutely right. Ordoliberal had a time in the sun in Germany but the debt break and the pursuit of balanced budgets have produced a crumbling ...
• Rosemary Runswick
  @Peter The "Jenkinsite" title is a bit of a weird holdover from when we were simply a Jenkins appreciation group, but people have been loud and clear so far on ...
• Jack Meredith
  Fantastic to see you guys doing well, congratulations! I look forward to seeing you go from strength to strength ☺️...
• Peter Martin
  It's odd to see "ordoliberalism" mentioned with approval (as in the link given in the OP)- especially as the calls for government to adopt a more a Keynesian ap...
• Peter Davies
  Perhaps the answer to Michael's comment and those of the MPs and councillors William refered to is that you redisribute at a personal or household level. That m...