More evidence that the vast majority of children are not being ‘hothoused’
Childhood and adolescence are vital periods of socialisation when young people should be learning how to be part of a multi-generational community.
The gap between wages and economic growth can’t be explained away
If you’re a factory worker who hasn’t a proper pay rise in years, the fact that the tax lawyers and brand consultants are doing nicely isn’t much comfort.
How much of a difference does the internet really make?
Has easy access to unlimited information brought about a new renaissance, a cultural flowering the like of which the world has never seen?
London must stay open to the world, but not its dirty money
Can the growing gap between ordinary Britons and the elites be blamed on London’s success as a global city?
Heresy of the week: Conservatives shouldn’t make a hero out of Hayek
For the conservative, the foundations of liberty are something that must be conserved within institutions and traditions.
The case for detente with Iran
Which set of paramilitary groups has done more to damage western interests: those sponsored by Iran or those supported by rival regimes we describe as our ‘friends’?
A licence fee fit for the 21st century
In the digital age, the distinction between broadcast and print media is breaking down.
Never mind the Eurozone, the money markets can’t be trusted anywhere
What the Puerto Rican debt crisis tells us about high finance and human nature.
Britain needs more failures like Kids Company
It is entirely right that government should take risks – especially with the most innovative and groundbreaking voluntary organisations.
Heresy of the week: Why shouldn’t the law recognise polygamous marriage?
Western societies already practice – and to some extent officially sanction – polygamy.
How longer commute times undermine economic productivity
Thanks to a captive market and the need for new investment, the cost of commuting has increased – a burden that must be met out of taxed and static incomes.
How Harold Skimpole replaced Karl Marx
The rise of the welfare state – and of corporate welfare – has encourage people to ignore where wealth comes from.
Exoskeletons: coming soon to a body near you!
As with other emerging technologies like self-driving cars, we ought think ahead twenty years and consider the implications.
After Cecil: The market can’t redeem a nasty business
Some right-wingers would substitute the market for the Almighty – believing that legality, transparency and property rights can redeem our fallen world.
Heresy of the week: Is Britain in the EU really ‘shackled to a corpse’?
Europe is not alone in facing the disastrous combination of a shrinking workforce and high debts.