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Posts Tagged: wealth

David Willetts: The Government is wrong to propose cutting back on Universal Credit while the triple lock remains untouched

And when it comes to paying for the crisis measures, as we must, taxes must not fall on younger workers.

By Lord Willetts | 8 October 2020 | 100 comments

Rainer Zitelmann: Wealth taxes would be neither popular nor Conservative. Sunak must remember this tomorrow.

Contrary to what members of the Labour Party say, the evidence demonstrates that the public desire for high taxes on the rich is low.

By Rainer Zitelmann | 7 July 2020 | 80 comments

Sam Robinson: Britain is a lot more socially mobile than you might assume

While Britain’s income floor has become a lot bouncier, its income ceiling remains sticky.

By Sam Robinson | 6 February 2020 | 15 comments

Richard Ritchie: Christianity and politics at Easter. Do the Gospels present a manifesto?

Christ’s resurrection certainly doesn’t help us out on Brexit – unless it be to remind us of the Christian virtues of temperance and respect.

By Richard Ritchie | 20 April 2019 | 57 comments

WATCH: Stride – ‘Income inequality is at its lowest level on record’

“It would be wrong if we blunt those wealth creators who are not only making wealth, but are also paying taxes.”

13 May 2018 | 16 comments

WATCH: Ici Londres – The tide of history flows away from the EU’s imperial delusions, argues Hannan

“If size were the key to success, China would be wealthier than Hong Kong, Indonesia would be wealthier than Singapore, and the EU would be wealthier than Switzerland.”

4 April 2018 | 79 comments

Yes, the world really is better than ever. But why do the left refuse to accept that fact?

The wonderful reality of human progress continues to contradict the miserablist rhetoric of the modern left.

By Mark Wallace | 28 July 2017 | 112 comments

WATCH: Ici Londres – What causes poverty? Silly question, says Hannan

The really interesting question is: what causes wealth? And the answer is clear enough – specialisation and exchange.

26 July 2017 | 57 comments

Kieron O’Hara: How liberalism can undermine the foundations on which it is built

Put harshly, it can be the ideology of the free-rider, the citizen who neglects the demands of citizenship.

By Kieron O'Hara | 23 July 2017 | 73 comments

Corbyn’s message will enthuse his membership

There is also significant support for some pretty extreme socialist policies among the wider electorate.

By Harry Phibbs | 10 January 2017 | 33 comments

Iain Duncan Smith: In office, I worked to tackle the roots of poverty. My new mission is to deal with those of low productivity.

The Centre for Social Justice, which I am now chairing once again, is turning its attention to the quality of growth and jobs.

By Iain Duncan Smith | 20 December 2016

How can new trade deals work best?

Some answers from a seminar at Policy Exchange.

By Paul Goodman | 19 July 2016 | 49 comments

Christopher Snowden: Is envy of the super-rich by the rest of the rich driving the inequality debate?

Who are these people? They earn between £50,000 and £150,000 before tax. They are the natural aristocracy of white collar professionals.

By Christopher Snowdon | 24 May 2016 | 36 comments

James Cartlidge: I will vote Remain because I believe in the sovereignty that matters most – that of economic strength

Do people find sovereignty in a Parliament they regrettably take little interest in – or in actual power and the pound in their pocket: their job; their standard of living?

By James Cartlidge MP | 14 March 2016 | 118 comments

The Conservatives need to switch the debate from equality to poverty

Labour will always win a contest of which party is most hostile to the rich.

By Harry Phibbs | 16 January 2016 | 57 comments

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