The LibDems: another small party crushed by coalition
The Communists in France. The Free Democrats in Germany. The Progressive Democrats in Ireland. And now Clegg’s Party.
Exit poll, exit United Kingdom?
To prevent the strain on the UK from reaching breaking point, Cameron needs to make a big, open comprehensive – and federal – offer.
The underground resistance to the culture of long working hours
The best bits in any organisation are those that defy its collective stupidity.
An American reminder about simply throwing money – or condemnation – at social problems
It is quite right for us to preach the virtues of personal responsibility, but only if we foster the conditions within which virtue is nurtured.
Antibiotic resistance: another man-made environmental catastrophe that our politicians refuse talk about
The spread of resistance to a growing list of antibiotics is already happening and if it continues unchecked then the impact on everyday life will be profound.
Instead of expecting no majority in the next parliament, we should get ready for three of them
It’s a pretty weak sort of government that can’t rely on getting new legislation through the Commons – and which doesn’t even control the ‘business’ of the House.
Heresy of the week: The Cabinet should be bigger not smaller
Reducing the number of ministers does little in itself to shrink the state – in fact, it may be counter-productive.
Who should make the big economic policy decisions? You’ll never guess what these economists recommend…
Before ceding further control to the “technocracy”, we ought to examine its track record – especially in regard to economic matters.
Why do intelligent politicians produce so many stupid policies?
Policy development is now entirely subordinate to political communications and thus in thrall to the 24 hour news cycle.
The geopolitical implications of gendercide
Sex-selective abortion is causing massive social disruption in the world’s biggest countries.
Worst case scenarios for each of the parties
Based on recent polls and allowing for a bit of slippage here and there, here’s the worst that could happen.
Heresy of the week: The transition to green energy is a question of how and when, not if
Fortunately, the transition to cleaner energy sources is now the province of action, not talk.
The parable of the socialist ice-cream parlour
The Cuban regime’s ability to subsidise certain goods and services has always relied on subsidies to the regime.
To lock David Cameron out of Downing Street, the SNP may have to evict him first
The election result could be so finely balanced as to make the likely outcome of a confidence vote unclear until actually held.
The American war over the British economy
Naturally, it suits the opponents of austerity – i.e. the proponents of debt-funded stimulus – to portray the UK as an economic disaster zone.