My latest for CapX on Katharine Birbalsingh's court victory

'The weakness of our political class has allowed ideological extremists to take exclusive ownership of their argument, positioning themselves as the final arbiters of their cause. They make the rules, and we are bound by them.'

‘Young fans love personalities. We talk a lot about jockeys becoming stars. Elevating them as individuals is key’🏇

It's Grand National week. Time to get talking!

Racing is in the fabric of this country’s DNA. The stats prove it:

6 million visitors to UK racecourses a year 👀

Nothing quite compares to Cheltenham...🏇

The GCF were delighted to appear on the Bookie Bashing podcast discussing the direction of travel for gambling regulation, and the increasingly erratic behaviour of the GC. We appear 51 minutes in.

Andrew Woodman has more on the parliamentary debate here: gamblersconsumerforum.com/the-gcf-summar…

My latest for CapX:

'The nanny state falsely assumes that people will behave in the way the policy wants them to'

From obesity to gambling, manufacturing crises ends up harming the very people it's supposed to help

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My latest for CapX

'Public health has morphed into an industry, bankrolled in its millions by those whose intellectual starting point is that harm is omnipresent, and that it is the role of the state to remove it.'

Tonight, a mob outside Parliament chanted for “Intifada”. The Intifada featured 140 suicide bombs blowing up Israeli men, women and children. Parents wouldn’t put two kids on the same bus in case they lost both. London, this is sick

Wishing my truly one of a kind little boy a very happy 8th birthday. One of Britain's youngest official fossil finders, and the only person I'd have a 30 kilo snake in my living room for 🎂🎈🐍

This is absolutely disgusting.

*GCF CALL FOR EVIDENCE* During a meeting with the GCF, DCMS affirmed their committment to 'frictionless checks'. We know this is an impossible goal, and we invite all gamblers to send us any evidence of friction they have experienced with bookmakers.

gamblersconsumerforum.com/call-for-evide…

Gambling Commission @NHS Andrew Rhodes Gamblers Consumer Forum Adam Afriyie As a punter and more so as a former addict, I can’t praise Gamblers Consumer Forum enough for offering a real sensible solution to affordability checks, to ensure a fair, just and considerate approach to all punters and fair play to Adam Afriyie for tabling the motion

See below the Parliamentary Early Day Motion, tabled by Adam Afriyie MP, that backs the GCF's alternative proposal to affordablity. This idea - supported by 68% of the public - will help those harmed while protecting the freedom of those who are not.

edm.parliament.uk/early-day-moti…

The most breathtaking theatre for the most breathtaking jumping 🏇

BREAKING NEWS: Adam Afriyie, MP for Windsor (which includes Windsor and Ascot racecourses), backs the GCF's alternative proposal for affordability checks, and tables an Early Day Motion in Parliament encouraging other Members to do the same.

As I explained last weekend on Racing TV with @_tomstanley, there are two big things to support in order to save racing: back the petition, and then back the app.

'Our current science curriculum is built on theories that are nearly a hundred years out of date' capx.co/?p=223621

My latest for CapX

The GCF's Abbie MacGregor returned to Racing TV this morning to discuss our alternative proposal to affordability checks, which YouGov polling showed is supported by 68% of the UK public. These findings were published in The Sun earlier this week.

🚨 #LuckOnSunday will be live and FREE to view from 9am tomorrow with Tom Stanley in the hot seat. His guests will include:

✅ Jamie Snowden (below)
✅ grace mcentee
✅ Tyler Heard
✅ George Baker
✅ Lisa Delany - JETS
✅ Abbie McGregor
✅ Neil Channing

A real pleasure to appear on Nick Luck's esteemed pod! Affordability will devastate racing, with little evidence it will help addicts, but we do have to recognise the Govt are committed to reducing gambling harm. That's why we've given them an alternative with 68% public support.