by Archive | May 14, 2015
The prevailing fiction of our times is that the private sector is better at running things than the public sector. This has been the ideology we’ve lived under since Margaret Thatcher. The prevailing fiction of our times is that the private sector is better at running...
by Archive | May 12, 2015
Politicians like to talk about wealth creators. They are usually referring to very rich individuals we mustn’t tax too heavily for fear they will leave the country. Politicians like to talk about wealth creators. They are usually referring to very rich individuals we...
by Archive | May 12, 2015
Shock does not produce reasoned reaction. Shock does not produce reasoned reaction. No one was expecting a majority Conservative government and, despite the fact that Labour increased its share of the vote by 1.5 per cent over the Tories’ 0.8 per cent, the...
by Archive | May 11, 2015
After the Labour Party’s disappointing results in the UK General Election, some senior figures are urging it to move still further to the right. After the Labour Party’s disappointing results in the UK General Election, some senior figures are urging it to move still...
by Archive | May 11, 2015
On Friday, when David Cameron stood outside Downing Street to address the nation, he struck a less strident note then he has for some time. On Friday, when David Cameron stood outside Downing Street to address the nation, he struck a less strident note then he has for...
