Let us cut to the chase – the only reason you’ve heard of Christopher (Kit) Malthouse is the Malthouse Compromise.
That particular gem from what until recently we thought were the darkest days in our great island story – as an aid memoire it was the plan to get the the EU to approve Northern Ireland border controls based on technology that did not actually exist – was actually penned by Steve Baker.
It bears the Malthouse name because of his ability to bring together the warring factions in the Conservative party via the medium of, basically, storytelling. One day technology will solve all of our problems – so why not regulate as if it already has. I’m sure he’ll love those OfS dashboards.
