# John Penrose
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John David Penrose (born 22 June 1964) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare since 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, he has also served as the United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion since 2017. Penrose is married to Baroness Harding, Chair of NHS Improvement and NHS Test and Trace.
Despatch: Build up, not out
After decades of chronic undersupply, even modest housing reforms can feel like cause for celebration. But in this essay, John Penrose, Chair of the Conservative Policy Forum and founder and director of the Centre for Small-State Conservatives, argues that the Government’s latest plans don’t go nea…
Is small-state conservatism ready for a comeback?
When the Conservative Party last entered government, in coalition with the Liberal Democrats, the UK was still finding its feet after the global financial crisis. What followed was a succession of events that quickly came to dominate political life: Brexit, the pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Uk…
CEO Driving Human Motivation Insights with AgileBrain
John Penrose, CEO of Leading Indicator Systems (AgileBrain), leads a groundbreaking team blending behavioral psychology, neuroscience, and AI to decode human motivation. From schools and companies to Olympic teams, AgileBrain’s gamified, science-backed tools reveal emotional needs that drive perfo…
Boris, me and the BBC. The Confidence Vote, June 2022
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Tudorama captures the drama of the Confidence Vote in Boris Johnson by the Conservative MPs in early June 2022. But does it result in a victory, defeat, or both?Monday 6 JuneThe news breaks at 8.00 in the morning. The announcement comes from the man in charge of a possible confiden…
Unlocking Human Emotion Through Neuroscience with AgileBrain
John Penrose and Dr. JD Pincus, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Innovation Officer of AgileBrain respectively, talk about the process of creating a test for emotional state and the ethical challenges of running a company that focuses on emotional awareness. AgileBrain is the fast and fun image-ba…
Despatch: Get Britain off the benefits treadmill
Labour's benefits reforms are now law. Ministers say they will cut poverty. Critics say they will simply transfer money from people who work to people who don't. Both sides are missing the point – because Britain's welfare state isn't just poorly calibrated. It is built on a fundamental misundersta…
Can local news stop social media misinformation?
After the shocking scenes of disorder in Belfast this week, fuelled by the spread of inaccurate and inflammatory information online following Monday’s knife attack, the debate on what should be done to combat social media misinformation has been reignited.
As well as calls for further regulation o…
Despatch: A £3 trillion problem
Britain's national debt has just passed £3 trillion for the first time – and John Penrose says it's time to get it under control. But while Andy Burnham ruled out breaking Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules to borrow more, he's asked his Chancellor to find 'wriggle room' within them.
Penrose argues that …
Does the UK do enough to guard against corruption in public life?
High-profile incidents of misconduct, political donations, and freebies have all raised concerns about standards and integrity in UK public life – so what more can be done to tackle corruption in national and local government?
In his new book Corrupted Kingdom, Robert Barrington argues that corrup…
Does the UK do enough to guard against corruption in public life?
High-profile incidents of misconduct, political donations, and freebies have all raised concerns about standards and integrity in UK public life – so what more can be done to tackle corruption in national and local government?
In his new book Corrupted Kingdom, Robert Barrington argues that corrup…
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