National Articles

Planning and housebuilding

Our housebuilding agreement with Michael Gove will help deliver the community-led planning system we need Bob Seely and Theresa Villiers The Telegraph 05/12/2022
Government’s planning policy needs a rethink Bob Seely The Times 23/11/2022
The Conservative Party must change or risk being bulldozed by their own voters Bob Seely The Telegraph 21/06/2021
The case against planning revolutionaries – and their flawed assumptions about how to get housing done Bob Seely ConservativeHome 18/06/2021
The Government’s current approach to housing needs intelligent, sensitive reforms – not a complete overhaul Bob Seely ConservativeHome 05/06/2021
Ministers must revise the housing plan to give our cities the homes they need Bob Seely ConservativeHome 08/10/2020
'Computer says no' house building plan is another own goal Bob Seely The Telegraph 28/09/2020
The Government must urgently re-assess its misguided housebuilding strategy Bob Seely ConservativeHome 11/09/2020
Scrap the automatic Right to Buy. And nine other ideas to make housing sustainable Bob Seely ConservativeHome 15/07/2019
My housing challenge to think tanks. Devise a strategy that will prize social justice above economic liberalism Bob Seely ConservativeHome 10/06/2018

 

Russia

The Russian Way of War Bob Seely Foreign Affairs 24/11/2023
Biden has just made his worst decision on Ukraine so far Bob Seely The Telegraph 06/07/2023
Russia’s summer of political and military chaos. And what it means for the war in Ukraine. Bob Seely ConservativeHome 27/06/2023
The threat of nuclear war is now higher than ever before Bob Seely and Hamish De Bretton-Gordon The i 12/06/2023
Vladimir Putin is preparing to attack the UK Bob Seely The Telegraph 0/04/2023
Putin is preparing for a nuclear showdown - we must be ready Bob Seely and Hamish De Bretton-Gordon The Telegraph 15/03/2023
What Russia Says About Nuclear Weapons And What It Means Bob Seely et al. 1945 14/03/2023
We MUST give Ukraine the tools to finish this war, writes Bob Seely MP Bob Seely The Daily Mail 08/02/2023
How Sunak can help Russia’s political prisoners Bob Seely The Times 18/01/2023
Why arming Ukraine to win is the least bad option for the West Bob Seely  ConservativeHome 11/01/2023
Why the loss of Kherson is bad for Russia – but not fatal Bob Seely ConservativeHome 14/11/2022
We are entering a terrifying new phase of the Russo-Ukraine war Bob Seely The Telegraph 02/10/2022
How should the West respond to Putin’s nuclear threats? Bob Seely The Spectator 21/09/2022
Our visit to Kyiv, meeting with Zelensky, and my sense of the opportunities and dangers ahead Bob Seely ConservativeHome 20/09/2022
Russia and the war. 3) Tactics. Bob Seely ConservativeHome 17/03/2022
Russia and the war. 2) Its military. Bob Seely ConservativeHome 16/03/2022
Russia and the war. 1) Its aims. Bob Seely ConservativeHome 15/03/2022
What Moscow doctrine says about using nuclear and chemical weapons Bob Seely ConservativeHome 09/03/2022
We should have deterred a Russian invasion decades ago Bob Seely The Times 25/02/2022
The current climate in Bosnia is a concern for the international community Bob Seely The Times 01/02/2022
Putin is ready to gamble on war with the West Bob Seely The Telegraph 16/11/2021
How Russia’s spies became the best known secret agents on the planet Bob Seely The Spectator 04/10/2018
With Putin buying some EU states and bullying others, Britain cannot expect a united front on sanctions Bob Seely The Telegraph 21/08/2018
Ten steps to defend our country against the aggression and subversion of Putin’s Russia. Bob Seely ConservativeHome 06/09/2018
Russia is waging a new kind of conflict Bob Seely and Dr Andrew Foxall The Times 04/06/2018
Ukraine's flirtation with fake news could be disastrous for the West Bob Seely The Telegraph 31/05/2018
Kremlin-linked oligarchs’ money is used to harm our democracy – we must defend ourselves Bob Seely ConservativeHome 21/05/2018
How Russia's trolls and propagandists have turned Soviet disinformation into a terrifying art form Bob Seely The Telegraph 16/04/2018
The toolkit for Kremlin’s new warfare Bob Seely and Alya Shandra The Times 02/04/2018
How to stop cyber-savvy Vladimir Putin fixing the next election to get Jeremy Corbyn into No10 Bob Seely The Sun 25/03/2018
Why the Kremlin likes using poison Bob Seely The Spectator 06/03/2018

 

China

Ignore the naysayers who insist we're too weak to stand up to China. We need the courage to get tough, just like Australia has Bob Seely Daily Mail 12/09/2023
China cannot be allowed to dominate Britain and force us to rely on them, says Bob Seely Bob Seely Express 30/08/2023
We need to protect ourselves when it comes to dealing with China, says BOB SEELY Bob Seely Express 13/07/2023
Don’t let China win the peace in Ukraine Bob Seely and Helena Ivanov The Telegraph 22/06/2023
Welcoming Hong Kongers shows Global Britain is willing to do more than virtue signal Bob Seely The Telegraph 31/01/2021
China's data gathering must serve as a wake-up call for the British Government Bob Seely The Telegraph 13/09/2020
It’s not all good news for Huawei Bob Seely Spectator US 14/07/2020
A new reality means a new, realistic British policy towards China Bob Seely CapX 09/07/2020
We do not want to see China undermining the rules-based global order Bob Seely and Iain Duncan Smith The Telegraph 08/06/2020
While we are distracted by Covid-19, China prepares to seize Hong Kong – and crush freedom Bob Seely ConservativeHome 24/05/2020
Our leaders must wake up: dependence on China is dangerous Bob Seely The Times 14/05/2020
Our allies have said, ‘No way, Huawei’ - we should take the threat seriously and do the same Bob Seely The Times 26/01/2020
Why the Government should listen to our allies and say: no way, Huawei Bob Seely ConservativeHome 13/01/2020
Hong Kong shows us we must be clearer about defending our values Bob Seely Sydney Morning Herald 02/09/2019
When it comes to the rights of Hong Kongers, Britain must be clearer with China Bob Seely The Telegraph 01/09/2019
Donald Trump is absolutely right about Huawei, and anyone interested in being PM should listen Bob Seely The Telegraph 02/06/2019
The contents of the Huawei leak are the real threat to national security Bob Seely The Telegraph 02/05/2019
There's no way we can trust the tech arm of the Chinese state to run our communications Bob Seely and John Hemmings The Telegraph 24/04/2019
Williamson is right. China and Huawei are threats to our security Bob Seely ConservativeHome 30/12/2018

 

Other foreign affairs

Iran and its Hamas proxy have been emboldened by Western weakness: Hybrid warfare expert BOB SEELY explains how Tehran's tentacles are spreading remorselessly through the Middle East Bob Seely Daily Mail 07/10/2023
Afghanistan: a long-term strategy is needed Bob Seely The Times 18/08/2021
We have to keep our promise to the world's poorest - and save the 0.7 per cent target Bob Seely New Statesman 11/12/2020
Britain can lead in the new age of warfare Bob Seely The Telegraph 19/11/2020
Abolishing DfID 1) The case for. “Is this the be all and end all? No. But it is a great start.” Bob Seely ConservativeHome 17/06/2020
Bob Seely: How to make our foreign policy really work for Britain Bob Seely ConservativeHome 27/01/2020
How should Britain react to the escalating crisis in Iran? Bob Seely The Telegraph 08/01/2020
Trump may have just re-ignited a ‘hot cold war’ in the Middle East Bob Seely ConservativeHome 03/01/2020
How Iran is seeking to hit the West where it hurts – at the petrol pumps Bob Seely ConservativeHome 19/09/2019
In the Gulf, we are paying the price for starving defence of funding for so long Bob Seely ConservativeHome 23/07/2019
Proposals for CANZUK Bob Seely The British Interest 15/06/2019
Julian Assange, useful idiot and Left-wing dupe, will finally have to answer for his actions Bob Seely The Telegraph 11/04/2019
The rule of law is an absolute. It cannot be dispensed with when we deal with ISIS terrorists Bob Seely ConservativeHome 15/02/2019
Where do the midterms leave the Mueller investigation? Bob Seely CapX 09/11/2018
We need a list of lobbyists for hostile states Bob Seely The Times 25/10/2018
What does Global Britain really mean? Bob Seely CapX 02/10/2018
The online activists who found the Salisbury 'hitman' are our best weapon against Putin's lies Bob Seely The Telegraph 27/09/2018
Bob Seely and James Rogers: Britain remains remarkable - let’s challenge the ‘New Declinism’ Bob Seely and James Rogers ConservativeHome 23/08/2018
Perhaps the first war in which hospitals are the primary target. What I saw and heard on Syria’s border Bob Seely ConservativeHome 25/07/2018
The Answer To Yemen Is Neither Bombs Nor Bribes - Britain Needs A New Plan Bob Seely and Elisabeth Kendall HuffPost 17/05/2018
Bob Seely: Labour’s press chief Seumas Milne ‘peddled Putin’s lies’ Bob Seely The Times 06/05/2018
I’m a Tory MP and former soldier. Bombing Syria would make things worse Bob Seely The Guardian 12/04/2018
Syria's humanitarian disaster is fast becoming a global crisis Bob Seely CapX 09/04/2018
Australia's critical role in fighting weapons of influence Bob Seely Sydney Morning Herald 24/02/2018
Seven reasons why Liam Fox is wrong to question Sir David Richards’ assertion that British forces may need to remain in Afghanistan for decades Bob Seely ConservativeHome 13/08/2009
We shouldn’t have supported Kosovan independence Bob Seely ConservativeHome 15/04/2008

 

Politics

 

Brits want Government to get to grips with legal and illegal immigration – here’s how I would do it Bob Seely The Sun 25/11/2023
Lessons from the Cummings era about leadership, decentralisation, localism – and making more use of MPs Bob Seely ConservativeHome 25/11/2020
What the Isle of Wight has learned from trialling the NHS’s Coronavirus App Bob Seely ConservativeHome 20/05/2020
In defence of the Isle of Wight’s suitability for tracking and tracing Bob Seely The Spectator 03/05/2020
Let’s use the Isle of Wight as a testing ground to solve our lockdown dilemma Bob Seely The Telegraph 26/04/2020
Britain’s islands provide the perfect trial setting for the Government’s track and trace strategy Bob Seely The Telegraph 23/04/2020
HS2 is a super turkey. Let’s invest in northern rail instead Bob Seely The Telegraph 28/12/2019
Why I resigned my government position to oppose HS2 Bob Seely The Telegraph 17/07/2019
Saving Britain billions. Ideas for the contenders in this leadership contest. Bob Seely ConservativeHome 09/06/2019
Why I’m backing Michael Gove Bob Seely CapX 31/05/2019
I am shocked by fellow MPs who think the will of Parliament trumps the will of the People Bob Seely The Telegraph 14/03/2019
Brexit is within reach. Why do so many Leavers refuse to grasp it? Bob Seely CapX 12/03/2019
Bloody Sunday prosecutions would betray our armed forces Bob Seely ConservativeHome 05/03/2019
We Tories must not condemn ourselves to irrelevance like Labour, by driving out discontented MPs Bob Seely The Telegraph 19/02/2019
The Withdrawal Agreement is the only way we can guarantee Brexit won’t be stolen Bob Seely The Telegraph 22/01/2019
MPs voting down May’s Brexit deal are the elite revolting against democracy Bob Seely The Guardian 14/01/2019
Arrogant Remainer MPs are steering us towards a democratic car crash Bob Seely The Telegraph 09/12/2018
This deal isn’t perfect. If it can be improved, great. But let’s not make the best the enemy of the good Bob Seely ConservativeHome 17/11/2018
Hunt must face up to the harsh strategic realities facing Britain Bob Seely ConservativeHome 01/11/2018
Yes, Brexit and leadership are important. But so’s everything else. Here are some ideas for the future Bob Seely ConservativeHome 18/09/2018
How Jeremy Hunt can breathe life into Britain’s global aspirations Bob Seely CapX 10/07/2018
Forget Brexit, there is a much bigger divide in the Conservative Party Bob Seely CapX 21/06/2018
Karl Marx’s sinister legacy of anti-Semitism Bob Seely The Spectator 04/04/2018
Post-Brexit, we need to be the world’s smart power nation. Let’s make it happen Bob Seely ConservativeHome 22/01/2018
The new emphasis on looking after veterans is one of the most important things to have come out of the Iraq War Bob Seely ConservativeHome 11/10/2009
Is Patriotism going to be the next big political idea? Bob Seely ConservativeHome 28/09/2009
The lessons the Conservatives must learn from the Labour Government’s appalling treatment and use of the Armed Forces Bob Seely ConservativeHome 05/09/2009
Lib Dem co-operation on civil liberties? Bob Seely and Bill Melotti ConservativeHome 10/02/2007