Coffee House Shots Debate: what next for the British right?
Oct 3, 2025
Robert Jenrick, Conservative MP and former minister, discusses the looming UK debt crisis and advocates for urgent reforms in welfare and migration policy. Miriam Cates, former MP and broadcaster, highlights the alarming decline in fertility rates and its implications for the UK's future. They both explore how pro-nation politics can resonate again, alongside the pressing need for a cohesive family policy. The duo critiques past approaches and debates how to better represent and support working families in the evolving political landscape.
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Debt Crisis Requires Immediate Fiscal Focus
- The UK faces a looming debt crisis that demands a conservative response focused on fiscal restraint.
- Robert Jenrick warns cutting public spending, especially welfare, is necessary to avoid a financial crisis akin to 2008.
Rebuild Industry With Pro‑Growth Energy Policy
- Re-industrialise the UK by reversing policies that de‑industrialise and by boosting domestic energy and manufacturing.
- Jenrick recommends junking the Climate Change Act, building gas plants, maximising North Sea recovery and exploring fracking if viable.
Unlock Housing With Zonal Planning
- Reform planning to unlock large-scale housebuilding and urban regeneration, using zonal planning in major cities.
- Jenrick points to US state examples like Texas where tens of thousands of new homes get started annually.