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Alex Deane

  • Freelance Conservative Commentator, Freelance
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Should we have a bank holiday for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding?

Should we have a bank holiday for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding?

City A.M. — Should we have a bank holiday for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding? Bank holidays help to generate spending in recreational and leisure sectors, while at the same time harming national productivity more generally. But let's be realistic. We love a royal wedding and we are going to celebrate it whether we get the holiday or not.
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DEBATE: Have the changes to university tuition fees since 2011 failed?

DEBATE: Have the changes to university tuition fees since 2011 failed?

City A.M. — Have the changes to university tuition fees since 2011 failed? When the government first raised the threshold to allow universities to charge up to £9,000 in tuition fees, the idea was to inject some much-needed competition into the higher education sector.
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DEBATE: Was Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle a good move?

DEBATE: Was Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle a good move?

City A.M. — Was Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle a good move? This reshuffle sees a new generation advance to leadership roles. It's no criticism of outgoing Conservative party chairman Patrick McLoughlin (a titan of Tory politics) to say that it's time for change. I joined the Conservative party in 1995; McLoughlin was already on the front bench and hasn't left it since.
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Alex Deane: Respected, principled and knowledgeable - David Davis should lead the Brexit negotiat...

Alex Deane: Respected, principled and knowledgeable - David Davis should lead the Brexit negotiat...

conservativehome.com — Alex Deane is Managing Director and Head of Public Affairs UK at FTI Consulting and a former aide to David Cameron. He writes here in a personal capacity. In the aftermath of the referendum decision, an important question arises: who is to lead the negotiations over Britain's relationship with the EU?
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Alex Deane: Now the joyless Puritans are targeting the post-work pint

Alex Deane: Now the joyless Puritans are targeting the post-work pint

conservativehome.com — The latest target selected by the joyless "nanny knows best" brigade is the post-work pint. I'm not kidding - read this. These people are tireless in their efforts to stop your fun. One might not mind so much, except their nannying and nosiness is - of course - paid at our expense.
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Alex Deane: Osborne's outrageous attempt to scare voters

Alex Deane: Osborne's outrageous attempt to scare voters

conservativehome.com — Today's report from the Treasury is the latest attempt to scare the population into remaining in the EU. The Treasury's analysis is all too predictable, but it is equally deeply flawed.
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Councils should be stopped from spying | Alexander Deane

Councils should be stopped from spying | Alexander Deane

The Guardian — Though it's widespread, many people are still surprised to discover that local councils have covert surveillance powers. This is exactly what you think it is: councils watching people via hidden cameras, a man in the bushes or a parked car, stake-outs - in operations that go on for days or even weeks.
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Alex Deane: How the march of officialdom is destroying cherished ways

Alex Deane: How the march of officialdom is destroying cherished ways

The Independent — A man in Ayr is facing a criminal trial after he was "caught" blowing his nose behind the wheel of his car. Michael Mancini was given a £60 fixed penalty notice after a policeman decided he was "not in control of his vehicle" when he wiped his nose with a tissue.
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Britain's wasteful mania for CCTV | Alexander Deane

Britain's wasteful mania for CCTV | Alexander Deane

The Guardian — Today, Big Brother Watch has released a report about the nation's CCTV network. It shows that the number of CCTV cameras around the country controlled by local authorities has trebled in the past 10 years. I'm not a luddite. Technology has an important role to play in law enforcement.
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Big Brother, we're watching you | Alexander Deane

Big Brother, we're watching you | Alexander Deane

The Guardian — It is the instinct of politicians and bureaucrats to expand their power base but British citizens are becoming increasingly concerned about the way in which the state accumulates and retains personal information on their lives.
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A U-turn on reversing the surveillance state

A U-turn on reversing the surveillance state

New Statesman — Imagine you have a daughter, niece, a sister, or a wife. She is happy and healthy and has her whole life in front of her: holidays to be enjoyed and new experiences to be had. Then that lovely, bright girl that you know dies suddenly. Far too young.
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The coalition has performed a disgraceful U-turn on the Summary Care Record

The coalition has performed a disgraceful U-turn on the Summary Care Record

New Statesman — Imagine you have a daughter, niece, a sister, or a wife. She is happy and healthy and has her whole life in front of her: holidays to be enjoyed and new experiences to be had. Then that lovely, bright girl that you know dies suddenly. Far too young.
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So far, so good - but there is more to come for ID cards

So far, so good - but there is more to come for ID cards

openDemocracy — Today is a good day. The ID card scheme's formal demise is one in the eye for the authoritarian busybodies. Nobody wanted them, they were an intrusive waste of money and they would have provided an entirely false sense of security. They also threatened radically to change our relationship with the state for the worse.
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Diary Australia | The Spectator

Diary Australia | The Spectator

The Spectator — To Darwin, for the wedding of dear friends. An idle morning in that gem of a city provided me with the NT News - what a discovery! After the arrest of bikies (in the fabulously named Humpty Doo) for the possession of explosives, guns and drugs, the felt obliged to put to the NT police that some claim it to be a couple of rotten eggs tainting all bikies unfairly.
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