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Simon Clarke

Yorkshire Post

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Bankrupt, rat-infested Birmingham shows why local government matters

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – APRIL 08: A huge pile of Rubbish on Bromfield Close in Aston on April 08, 2025 in Birmingham, England. Rubbish collectors and...

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What’s gone wrong with the police?

What’s gone wrong with the police?

Photo by James Eades Britain’s police forces are facing three interlinked crises – of people, purpose and poor technology, says Simon Clarke ...

10.04.2025 10

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City AM readers: Join the fight for the centre right

November 1914: In Trafalgar Square, London street urchins dressed as soldiers with paper hats and canes as guns stand to attention watched by a small...

27.03.2025 2

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What do Conservatives really think about climate change?

The public is clear that it wants action on climate change, but don’t want to pay more for it – and Conservatives are particularly opposed to...

13.03.2025 5

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Ed Miliband’s net zero obsession is harming the green energy transition

Ed Miliband (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Every industry expert agrees that Ed Miliband’s target for a 95 per cent clean energy grid is...

28.02.2025 10

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Tired of London: Why is the capital losing hope?

City dwellers tend to be more optimistic about their neighbourhood than those who live in town but, worryingly, London is bucking the trend. We all...

13.02.2025 20

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Heathrow expansion will test whether Labour are serious about growth

(Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images) Keir Starmer’s Damascene conversion to a third runway at Heathrow, which he previously voted against, is...

30.01.2025 3

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No Conservative should stand for Britain in decline

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) With persistent inflation, Conservatives exhausted and a Labour government with no ideas, the ghosts of the...

17.01.2025 4

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