Universal Credit. Noble aim, thorny problems – and Rudd’s decision. If the scheme is to work properly, it must be paid for.

If you appoint Duncan Smith to the post she now holds, as Cameron did in 2010, it follows that you must fund his plan fully.

Robert Colvile: Our drive at the Centre for Policy Studies for new ideas for ownership

Our New Generation programme will be tasked with producing policies in areas that are of pressing concern to voters: tax, enterprise, housing, welfare.

Tom Clougherty: Government must say no to Financial Transaction Tax

Tom Clougherty is executive director of the Adam Smith Institute, whose latestreport ‘Hanging London out to dry: The impact of an… Read more »

Tom Clougherty: In defence of tax havens

Tom Clougherty is executive director of the Adam Smith Institute. Taxing secret Swiss bank accounts held by British citizens is… Read more »

Tom Clougherty: Ed Balls’ suggestion of a temporary VAT cut is pure politics – and bad economics

Tom Clougherty is executive director of the Adam Smith Institute. The Adam Smith Institute is well known for advocating lower… Read more »

Tom Clougherty: Happy Tax Freedom Day 2011!

Tom Clougherty is executive director of the Adam Smith Institute. Congratulations, Britons! Today isn’t just a bank holiday, it’s also… Read more »

Tom Clougherty: Britain needs a pro-growth agenda – and it’s not the same thing as an industrial policy

Tom Clougherty is executive director of the Adam Smith Institute. David Cameron’s conference speech was a missed opportunity. He should… Read more »

Tom Clougherty: DFID must harness enterprise to defeat global poverty

Tom Clougherty is Research Director of the Globalisation Institute. The Department of International Development is a body with a noble… Read more »