Jacob-Rees Mogg, the Conservative rising star affectionately dubbed ‘The Honourable Member for the Late 18th Century’, has outlined his prospective programme for government in a leading British newspaper.
Rees-Mogg used the Daily Telegraph article to restate his belief in core conservative values of low tax and smaller government, basic democracy, and the free market — a commitment that included a campaign against the unhealthy monopolistic practices of big businesses.
Noting recent tax cuts had actually increased the total government tax take because it allowed the economy to grow, Rees-Mogg called for this principle to be applied to income tax and stamp duty — the tax paid on housing purchases — as well.
Another area of this vision was the statement that ordinary people had long been against tower blocks for housing — a hot-button topic after the recent Grenfell Tower disaster but a long-term concern of traditional conservatives — calling for medium density, traditional housing instead.
Calling tower blocks the “physical embodiment of socialism”, the outspoken MP repeated his recent viral remarks in the chamber for the concrete structures to be demolished.
Free movement of felons? https://t.co/dem0qPXEOF
— Jacob Rees-Mogg (@Jacob_Rees_Mogg) July 21, 2017
“An effective manifesto does not need a great list of specific promises, it must instead set out a principled foundation on which each policy may be built,” he wrote.
“Unlike the Socialist, the Conservative believes that society is built from the bottom up, not the top down. Individuals come together to form families, communities and nations. The instruments of government are there to serve not to command,” he explained.
The Brexit campaigner also insisted he was loyal to Theresa May, had no designs on the Tory Party leadership and would not be an appropriate candidate for the leadership in any case, as he has not previously held ministerial office.
The comments came as United States diplomat and academic Professor Ted Malloch told the Express newspaper that Rees-Mogg had privately expressed his interest in running for Prime Minister. Malloch had previously written for Breitbart London calling on Rees-Mogg to step up and lead the country after Prime Minister Theresa May.
Rees-Mogg’s sentiments in many ways echoed those of late U.S. President Ronald Reagan during his 1981 inaugural address, in which he remarked that the purpose of government is “to work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.”
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