‘Welfare dependency’ or essential redistribution?

by | Aug 20, 2016

The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has issued an Economic The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has issued an Economic Bulletin ‘The Independence Revolution Must Go On’, based on figures from a recent Office for National Statistics publication ‘The...

Olympic medals, arms sales and national ‘greatness’

by | Aug 19, 2016

Great Britain’s success at the Olympics seems to be in danger of becoming a proxy for national ‘greatness’.There are questions to be asked about this fie Great Britain’s success at the Olympics seems to be in danger of becoming a proxy for...

The ‘magic money tree’ now officially exists

by | Aug 11, 2016

The British government can now borrow money at negative interest rates.  This extraordinary turn of events was discussed in a BBC radio interview this morning. The British government can now borrow money at negative interest rates.  This extraordinary turn...

Mentor a child in care

by | Aug 8, 2016

By the time a child is taken into care, they may already have experienced loss, neglect, abuse, or trauma which is hard to contemplate. By the time a child is taken into care, they may already have experienced loss, neglect, abuse, or trauma which is hard to...