All articles written by John Penrose MP on PoliticsHome.com

10 Nov 2021 Transport

Cutting red tape for train firms will help decarbonise our railways

Great herds of world leaders, climate change activists and media crews are all converging on Glasgow at the COP26 climate summit, like one of nature’s great animal migrations, to try to save the planet. There will be lofty speeches, lots of scrutiny of who emits the most carbon on their trip, and a fair bit of finger-pointing at people who don’t practice what they preach – or are full of hot air.

06 May 2021 Economy

Now is the time to realise the potential of open banking

We should roll out open banking to open everything, setting the new global standards for simple, safe data sharing in future and establishing a strong digital image of a new post-Brexit global Britain.

16 Feb 2021 Economy

UK needs competition rules fit for the digital age that gives power back to consumers

We need to update our competition and consumer rules so they’re the best in the world at giving the consumer more choice, and making firms try harder.

09 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Our high streets and town centres need a new lease of life

Tomorrow’s high street won’t be the same as it is today. What will it look like instead?

03 Aug 2020 Education

Let’s open up opportunities in education to deliver the biggest boost for pupil-power in generations

Publishing graduate employment rates and average salaries would boost the quality of education and standardised university grades would show which university courses added the most value.

22 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Treating trains like planes would revolutionise our railways

Railway licensing isn’t a bold, radical or exciting alternative, but a rebadged version of franchising, or nationalization-lite, but with the same faults.

08 Feb 2017 Communities

Allowing developers to build 'Up Not Out' could help solve the housing crisis

The way to solve the housing crisis is to reduce planning restrictions on urban property owners, allowing them to build up to the level of other buildings in the same block, argues John Penrose MP.

21 Oct 2016 Brexit

How to get better standards of living, higher productivity, and an economy that works for everyone

Former Conservative minister John Penrose writes for PoliticsHome lays out the opportunities for the UK following Brexit.