@davidgauke
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Recovering politician, writes columns, editor of The Case For The Centre Right.
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· Sep 8
David Gauke: Reshuffles aren't always bad, but if things had been going well there wouldn't have been one | Conservative Home
Good ministers will quickly adapt to new briefs so largescale changes – while not ideal – will not be disastrous. But that such wide scale changes were considered necessary is an implicit admission o...
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· Aug 25
David Gauke: With the Budget looming closer exactly what taxes will Reeves raise in her defence? | Conservative Home
The reality is that if you want to raise a lot of tax, you need to raise it from a lot of people. Given our predicament, one of the larger taxes is likely to be necessary.
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· Aug 11
David Gauke: Rent control is the mullet hairstyle of policies - it is both very bad and back in fashion | Conservative Home
Pro-market arguments are hardly the fashion at the moment. If ever there was a policy area, however, where they need to be made it is in housing.
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· Aug 11
David Gauke: Rent control is the mullet hairstyle of policies - it is both very bad and back in fashion | Conservative Home
Pro-market arguments are hardly the fashion at the moment. If ever there was a policy area, however, where they need to be made it is in housing.
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· Jul 15
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· Jul 14
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· Jul 14
David Gauke: We are in a precarious economic position, and the few politicians who recognise it seem unable to tackle it | Conservative Home
Is it politically possible to take preventative action to put our public finances on a sustainable footing before a crisis hits? Or will it take a crisis before the public (and, therefore, our politi...
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· Jul 14
David Gauke: We are in a precarious economic position, and the few politicians who recognise it seem unable to tackle it | Conservative Home
Is it politically possible to take preventative action to put our public finances on a sustainable footing before a crisis hits? Or will it take a crisis before the public (and, therefore, our politi...
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· Jun 30
David Gauke: Despite the evidence, mood, and swings, there is a decent future for the centre-right | Conservative Home
What we have seen in recent days have been very clear examples of the vulnerabilities of both the centre-left and the populist right. These are vulnerabilities that a smart centre-right party ought t...
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· Jun 30
David Gauke: Despite the evidence, mood, and swings, there is a decent future for the centre-right | Conservative Home
What we have seen in recent days have been very clear examples of the vulnerabilities of both the centre-left and the populist right. These are vulnerabilities that a smart centre-right party ought t...
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· Jun 16
David Gauke: If economic growth was the objective, Labour's Spending Review missed its mark | Conservative Home
Even after prioritising capital spending, the spending review is not delivering substantially higher levels of investment in economic infrastructure. This is not going to be transformative for growth.
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