Never mind the horsemeat, here’s the real danger on your dinner plate
If you’re feeling a little hoarse, it might not be some zoologically-challenged ready meal that’s sticking in your throat, but… Read more »
Edited by Peter Franklin
Heresy of the week: For economic recovery we need stronger unions
Will Hutton is in a state of shock. Writing in the Observer he explains why: “I was stunned to read… Read more »
Sweden: Beacon of the right
Sweden – home of Abba, meatballs and social democracy. Well, not so much the social democracy anymore. In fact, as… Read more »
At last! Someone on the left gets it about the economy
Matthew Taylor is currently chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts and, before that, was Tony Blair’s most senior… Read more »
Conservatism and the city – or why urban policy shouldn’t be left to the left
The US political map is famously divided between Republican ‘red states’ and Democrat ‘blue states’. Though this might be an… Read more »
Incredibly stupid questions of our time: No. 1 – Is immigration good or bad for Britain?
It is a well-known fact that over 99 per cent immigrants to Britain come from just one country called Immigrantland… Read more »
Heresy of the week: England needs a second Conservative Party
In terms of the popular vote, the Republican Party has lost five of the last six presidential elections. Some might… Read more »
Would a shale gas bonanza be bad news for Britain?
Is it possible to be excited about an issue, without taking an extreme position on it? Regular readers of the… Read more »
How ‘progressive’ teaching methods destroy words and the life chances of the poor
At once accessible and complex, the writings of George Orwell are frequently misinterpreted. For instance, the concept of ‘Newspeak’ (the… Read more »
Even at its weakest, the Government’s economic policy is stronger than Labour’s
In the aftermath of Britain’s ejection from the ERM, Norman Lamont, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, famously said “je ne… Read more »
Real conservatism begins with culture
To which Whitehall department would you look to first for proof of an authentically conservative government? How about the Treasury,… Read more »
Heresy of the week: The boom before the bust never happened
The growth figures for the last quarter of 2012 were disappointing. Desperately disappointing. In fact, just desperate. What they mean… Read more »
This is a reforming government and apprenticeships could be its greatest legacy
What has the Coalition ever done for us? Any list of achievements usually begins with Michael Gove and his schools… Read more »
Gun control: Barack Obama should follow in John Howard’s footsteps
In the wake of the murder of twenty children and six adults at a primary school in Newtown, Connecticut, Barack… Read more »
Insourcing: At last, a positive economic trend!
Over the last couple of decades, the impact of Chinese manufacturing on factory jobs in the west has been roughly… Read more »
