
Kristian Niemietz: What difference does the size of the state make to how is deals with Covid? None.
If it were the critical factor, Belgium should have been superbly prepared for the pandemic. Alas, it was not.
If it were the critical factor, Belgium should have been superbly prepared for the pandemic. Alas, it was not.
Plus: It’s been a bad week for Starmer. And: is it time to bring back the big beasts of the Labour jungle?
If it is determined to thumb its nose at the attitudes of the majority, perhaps it would be better to take this cultural revolution to its logical conclusion.
We feel the power of American culture in Britain – and the shock-jockery, coat-trailing, and oppositional mindset that comes with it.
It might seem far-fetched that one could face jail for eating steak frites. But one could have said the same about not eating at least a scotch egg with your pint.
Stateside narratives have a tendency to be imported into UK politics – one of the knock-on effects of this messy Presidential election outcome.
The author warns we are sending far too many people to university and creating “a whole great bloated cognitive bureaucratic class”.
Why should we believe that any new Chairman can deliver change, when the new Director-General has seen his pledges fail in his first month in the job?
If staff hear a constant flow of worst-case scenarios presented as the norm, it understandably affects their anxiety levels.
The membership of a new Government commission represents a significant evolution in the story of these issues in Britain – and within the Conservatives.
Countries need a balance of self-criticism and self-confidence. People are often called on to act for a greater good. But if Britain is shameful, why bother?
He’s a distraction and so can’t possibly have his mind on the job. But the Guardian and Mirror got a lot of the story wrong – and should apologise.
There are three main factors at work – genetics, plus cultural and social factors. And it’s not possible at present to disentangle the mix.
Needed during the coming weeks: a Government information campaign for older people, their families, employers and businesses.
The trust factor is simply less relevant, because fewer people are accessing the Corporation’s output in the first place.