If Ofwat doesn’t change course, it could bankrupt the entire water industry Wednesday, 9 October, 2024 The taxpayer faces a huge bill, if we don’t address regulators’ shortcomings writes Sir Robert Buckland for The Daily Telegraph The Government is right to prioritise growing the UK’s economy, but if it wants to really tackle the issues preventing it from prospering, it needs to address the way our regulators are limiting the ability for businesses in the UK to innovate and thrive. Regulation in... Opinions
Robert's Weekly Article - 22nd December 2021 22nd December 2021 On Friday we had the latest Towns Fund Board meeting, where it was great to confirm that £11 million of our allocation has now been formally approved and is on... Articles
The Conservative case for a statutory public interest defence (Conservative Home Article) 15th December 2021 The principle of open government is too often seen as an issue for the left, but for I firmly believe that it is profoundly Conservative to believe that... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 15th December 2021 15th December 2021 A lot of us, me included, have been getting our booster jabs in the past few weeks. The UK was the first country in the world to administer a vaccine, we... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 8th December 2021 8th December 2021 Here in Swindon, we are lucky to have a large number of fantastic small businesses and I enjoyed having the opportunity to meet with as many of them as possible... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 1st December 2021 1st December 2021 Over the weekend, the Prime Minister announced a number of new temporary and precautionary measures following the emergence of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 24th November 2021 24th November 2021 A number of concerned residents have been in touch with me about the future of the West Swindon Post Office based in the shopping centre. I have been in touch... Articles
Research will help end the black hole of health and care funding 19th November 2021 Seventy years ago, physical ill-health was the preoccupation of our fledgling NHS. We believed that with more services, demand would fall. What actually... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 17th November 2021 17th November 2021 I was honoured to lay a wreath with other community representatives at Swindon Cenotaph on Sunday morning. It is important that we honour and remember all... Articles
Robert's Weekly Article - 10th November 2021 10th November 2021 Here in Swindon, we know from our own tragic experience how important the issue of passenger safety in taxis and private hire vehicles is. I was pleased to be... Articles
