Social liberals discover that prostitution isn’t very nice
Julie Bindel describes herself as a “radical feminist” (and “not the fun kind” as she remarks in her Twitter profile)…. Read more »
Edited by Peter Franklin
Let’s slash welfare – corporate welfare, that is
As we saw yesterday on the Deep End, the idea that the rich pay more than their fair share of… Read more »
Are the rich really paying more than their fair share?
The case for a ‘wealth tax’ has supporters on both left and right. Those on the right say that taxing… Read more »
The Greek political system is bankrupt – and not just morally
The Group of States against Corruption was set up in 1999 by the Council of Europe. It has an unfortunate… Read more »
Heresy of the week: Right and left are both wrong about economic growth
Whether one prefers ‘Plan A’ or ‘Plan B’, we’re all agreed that the goal of economic policy is economic growth…. Read more »
The awful truth about Ed Miliband
Dan Hodges is one the best, and certainly one of the most honest, Labour bloggers. He is also a dissident,… Read more »
One year on, what can conservatives learn from the Occupy movement?
Last month saw the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street – a protest that mushroomed into the global Occupy movement…. Read more »
You are not a brain scan – challenging the rise of neurotrash
Now that most of us are Eurosceptics, it’s time that true conservatives also became neurosceptics. Important claims are being made… Read more »
To tackle poverty we must tackle crime
Some really interesting thoughts on crime and poverty from Megan McArdle in the Daily Beast (an online Newsweek spin-off, in… Read more »
Heresy of the week: Britain’s energy sector has been re-nationalised – by the French
Sometimes, you come across an argument that is both offensive and compelling. This certainly applies to James Meek’s sprawling essay… Read more »
The case for staying in the EU basically comes down to blackmail
These aren’t the most encouraging of times for Europhiles – especially those on the centre-right; but they got a little… Read more »
Noam Chomsky: Not even right about linguistics
For a certain kind of leftwinger, there’s no bigger blight on the world than the USA. Admittedly, the foreign policy… Read more »
UK shale gas deposits trigger massive eruption
Yes, it’s true. The news that Britain is practically floating on shale gas has indeed set-off a massive eruption – of… Read more »
What British Conservatives can learn from the ‘Romneyshambles’
Mitt Romney’s ‘secret speech’ (the remarks he made at a fundraising event in which he appeared to express a total… Read more »
Heresy of the week: Meritocracy doesn’t work anymore
Meritocracy. That’s something we can all agree on, isn’t it? Conservatives, liberals, social democrats – all united in the conviction… Read more »
