How would a mansion tax work out? Let’s ask the French…
The advocates of wealth taxation have overlooked both the impracticality and the immorality of their proposals
Heresy of the week: Every child in the country should be IQ tested by the state
Given the significance of cognitive ability and the ease with which it can be tested, it seems odd that we fail to make the most of this information
We should make zero hours contracts work to the advantage of employees as well as employers
Not everyone is in a position to work regular hours so we should value irregular work more highly
How the Nazis are still distorting our view of art
The art world should be grateful for politicians who don’t take too close an interest in culture
Owen Jones is right: it’s time to bury the north-south divide
The deepest divide that runs through our country is between the England of cities and conurbations and the England of towns and villages
UKIP Derangement Disorder – time for a second opinion
It’s perfectly OK to be insanely wrong – just as long as you’re insanely wrong in an officially approved manner
Heresy of the week: Sorry George, but wages really have decoupled from growth
Now that the economy is growing again, can we expect wages to do likewise?
What has America got that Europe hasn’t?
Britain and America stand together as countries that have managed to combine austerity with economic growth.
What to think about the most important economics book of the 21st century (so far)
Viewed over the last hundred years, levels of inequality are back at levels last seen in the decades before the Great Depression
Why the House of Lords is like a leaky gutter
The unreformed House of Lords is an insult to democracy that could get a lot worse
The remarkable hypocrisy of Labour’s latest big idea
Why should the ministers and senior civil servants responsible for the ruin of nations be able to get away it?
Heresy of the week: England needs another London
Given the global demand for London, it’s a shame that we can’t have another one
Is the problem with politics not enough women or too many men?
It’s always the most self-regarding individuals of either sex who feel most entitled to take advantage of a helping hand.
The next Labour Government may well be a French farce, but watch out for the twist
The latest developments in Paris show how a British Labour government might react if it gets into serious trouble
Please, no more pointless barriers to social mobility
There are enough barriers to social mobility as it is without pressuring parents into paying for expensive school trips