The Steward
Legacy, values and the long now, leadership as care and continuity.
Jesse Norman fits the Steward archetype more naturally than most frontbench politicians. A biographer of Edmund Burke and Adam Smith before and during his Commons career, he treats politics as a custodial exercise, protecting institutions, conventions and intellectual traditions rather than chasing headlines.
“10 North will not have spending power of its own, then ultimately the Treasury and the Chancellor will continue to sign off on its public spending and on any taxing matters. Decentralisation is really important, but No. 10 North will not be a means of decentralisation in this scenario; it will be just another layer of Government.”
“I wish you, Mr Speaker, the Leader of the House and all the staff and Members of the House a summer break full of rest and happiness.”
“10: “That this House calls on the Government to bring forward a motion to change the date it adjourns to Monday 20 July to enable the new Prime Minister to make a statement about his plans for Government.” In other words, the Government changed the business and refused to delay the activity of this House by even one day to permit the Prim…”
“This is a total humiliation and embarrassment for the Government. Yesterday they published an emergency change to Government business in order to ram the Hillsborough law through this House, with no notice and an absolute minimum of scrutiny.”
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