Whatever happened to the Eurozone crisis?
Some things are just so last year: Gangnam Style, hosepipe bans, Mitt Romney and, of course, the Eurozone crisis. You… Read more »
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Heresy of the week: The Big Society leaves no room for the little platoons
Danny Kruger used to be a speechwriter for David Cameron. One day he decided that actions spoke louder than words… Read more »
Shale gas: Good news for Europe, bad news for Putin
The Deep End could feature a story on shale gas everyday and not have to change its name. For a… Read more »
How the rise of the robots could give socialism a second chance
One of the things that the right hates about the left is its top-down, state-led vision for the ordering of… Read more »
The missing ingredient: For economic growth you first need the potential for growth
In an 18th century recipe book by Hannah Glasse, the recipe for jugged hare supposedly began with the words “first… Read more »
Is leaving the EU that big a deal anyway?
The Financial Times has a long record of being the most loftily europhile of British newspapers. It is therefore refreshing… Read more »
Heresy of the week: Cutting waste in public services could be an expensive mistake
How can cutting waste in the public sector be anything other than a good thing? The answer is by misunderstanding… Read more »
The real reason why gas is so expensive in Europe compared to America
Why is the cost of heating your house going up? Conservatives rightly see escalating fuel bills as an issue that… Read more »
Is the Charity Commission trying to suppress religion?
Last month, Peter Bone MP used a Ten Minute Rule bill – and a comment piece on ConservativeHome – to… Read more »
Whatever happened to the fifteen hour working week?
In 1930 John Maynard Keynes wrote an essay entitled ‘The economic possibilities for our grandchildren.’ In it he looks forward… Read more »
The surprising truth about Saudi Arabia
In the west, our view of Saudi Arabia is of a culture forged in the heat of the desert sun;… Read more »
Heresy of the week: A pause in global warming is no cause for complacency
Warning: the following post contains science of a climatic nature and graphic references to mainstream scientific opinion. If you look… Read more »
Yes, young people really are being bled dry by their elders
One of the most contentious ideas of recent years is that young people today are the victims of systematic intergenerational… Read more »
The incredible disappearing Germans – a long-term economic forecast for the 21st century
If you look at the Fathoms bar to the right of this article, you’ll see a list of links. This… Read more »
Never mind the Middle East, it’s time to start worrying about the Far East
No one doubts the importance of East Asia to economic policy. China, in particular, will be propping-up global economic growth… Read more »
