All articles written by James Cartlidge MP on PoliticsHome.com

06 Nov 2025 Defence

Labour’s defence delusion: rhetoric without reality

How serious is the military threat to the United Kingdom?

13 Dec 2022 Economy

Investing in clean energy is key to solve the global energy crisis

“A true breakthrough moment” is how experts have described some exciting work coming out of the United States in nuclear fusion.

11 Nov 2022 Environment

The UK is offering debt deferrals for developing countries vulnerable to climate shocks

From record breaking heat in India to flooding in Sudan, some of the world’s most vulnerable people are paying the punishing price for climate change.

12 Oct 2022 Economy

As a former mortgage broker, rates are nothing of the magnitude we saw in the 2008 crisis

As a mortgage broker during the 2008 credit crunch, my memory is seared with those extraordinary days when email alerts of products being withdrawn piled in.

24 Feb 2020 Transport

Flexible season tickets can cut the cost of rail travel for part-time commuters

Regular commuters who don’t use trains every day of the week are being short-changed. It’s time to modernise ticketing and make fares fair, writes James Cartlidge MP