Last week I wrote a fairly “un-Christmassy” column about the CAN Bill. But I wanted to make my next one a bit more seasonal – cheerful, even! – about my hopes and dreams for the new year. I guess this is more a strategy guide for the Right, and anyone simply sick of Labour/the radical Left, as to what I think our priorities should be next year and thereafter.

Less defeatism
Without sounding sanctimonious, I hope Britain can be less defeatist in 2025. Don’t get me wrong, I sometimes feel very pessimistic about the state of the U.