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2 months ago | 
capx.co | Oliver Middleton
28 January 2025 @OSGMiddleton Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images When it comes to policy detail, most voters aren’t listening The electorate's attention must be earned, with grit, patience and humility You do not win elections by playing to your opponents’ strengths Polling shows general elections are nearly always decided months, sometimes weeks, before they take place. Why? Because although first impressions count, and most voters do form a clear view on the...
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
conservativehome.com | Oliver Middleton
Oliver Middleton is a member of the Conservative Party and former Labour PPC. Once again it falls to the Conservatives to level with the public. Just days ago Keir Starmer treated us to the latest instalment of the NHS doom loop.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
conservativehome.com | Oliver Middleton
Oliver Middleton is a member of the Conservative Party and former Labour PPC. Let’s be honest: anyone who joins a political party, let alone chooses to campaign and stand for one, is odd. I don’t mean that in a pejorative way – many of my best friends are members of political parties – but we are officially part of the one per cent.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
capx.co | Oliver Middleton
Louise Haigh called for a boycott of a law-abiding firm while asking it to invest £1bn in Britain The aims of trade union leaders are not completely aligned with those of business leaders A government which constantly talks Britain down does nothing for boosting investor confidencePresident Eisenhower once remarked, ‘Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the cornfield’. As someone whose first job was on a farm, I concur with Mr Eisenhower.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Oliver Middleton
Personal responsibility: Margaret Thatcher understood its value well For around a year, I have volunteered for a local charity in North London, providing food and other basic provisions for low-income households. It was started by a brilliant woman who began her journey feeding the homeless on the Strand, but now – along with a wonderful team of volunteers – serves thousands of people a month. One of the wonderful things about the charity is that, along with its partners, it also provides...
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
conservativehome.com | Oliver Middleton
Oliver Middleton is a member of the Conservative Party and former Labour PPC. Shortly after Keir Starmer’s election as Labour leader in 2020, I asked a former senior Labour MP and member of the Shadow Cabinet what they thought of him. Their response was telling. “It’s hard to have any strong views about Keir” they said. “Why?” I asked, a little taken aback, given this was not someone who typically reserved judgment.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Martin Davies |Dominic Geiser |Oliver Middleton
The decision confirms that an arbitration agreement will be upheld in the face of insolvency proceedings only if it can be shown that the petition debt is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds. The Privy Council’s decision in Sian Participation Corp (in liq) v.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
conservativehome.com | Oliver Middleton
Oliver Middleton is a member of the Conservative Party and former Labour PPC. Defeats are always tough, but to experience one on the scale of 4 July shakes any political party to its core. In these circumstances, there is a very understandable will to avoid a situation where one could make an overly emotional and reactive decision. The 1922 Committee’s decision to opt for an extended leadership contest therefore makes a lot of sense.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Elliot Brownlee |Catherine Campbell |Oliver Middleton
As collective redress actions rise, sponsor and corporate statements are under high scrutiny, with an industry developing to take advantage. Class actions, long a staple of the US legal landscape, are now gaining momentum in the UK. Private equity firms should take note: Heightened regulation and mandatory disclosures — particularly in take-private deals involving publicly listed companies — are fuelling this rise.
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May 29, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Butterwick |Beatrice Lo |Oliver Middleton |Anna Ngo |Elliot Brownlee |Robin Spedding | +1 more
While class actions are well established in the US, they are increasingly common in the UK, driven by market volatility, availability of litigation funding, legal reforms, regulatory settlements, and growing scrutiny of companies by consumers, investors, and activists. The versatility of available procedures in England make it an attractive jurisdiction for litigation and we foresee more, and larger claims, whether instead of or in parallel to US proceedings.
