Heresy of the week: Education reform should be about new teaching methods not traditional ones
Many people, allies and enemies alike, think that the main purpose of Michael Gove’s education reforms is to bring back… Read more »
Edited by Peter Franklin
Young people can’t afford to get on to the housing ladder, but why would they want to and why should we care?
Provocative stuff from Fraser Nelson in the Spectator – casting doubt, as he does, on that ultimate Thatcherite aspiration, home… Read more »
The long-running left-wing love affair with tyranny
James Bloodworth is the editor of the leftwing blog, Left Foot Forward. However, writing for the Independent, it is the… Read more »
Austerity is real and is changing this country forever
The delusion of the British right is that austerity isn’t happening. The delusion of the British left is that it… Read more »
From one side of the world to the other, the middle class is revolting
In Cairo, Istanbul and Rio de Janeiro, the people are angry and out on the streets. But why now? These… Read more »
Heresy of the week: British politics is too clear cut
These days it is fashionable to accuse our fence-sitting, consensus-hugging, compromise-loving politicians of being all the same. David Cameron would… Read more »
Bitcoin and the privatisation of currency
You might think that only governments can legally print money (or, these days, create it electronically), but you’d be wrong…. Read more »
Immigration is a poor excuse for secularisation
Compared to America, most of Europe finds little place for religion in public life. Yet it is America that has… Read more »
Entrepreneurs are the villains of fiction, but the heroes of real life
Here’s something you might want to try at home: Make a note of every businessman you see portrayed in a… Read more »
Afghanistan and Syria: Actually, it’s not all about us
You might not think that those in favour of the NATO-led intervention in Afghanistan have got much in common with… Read more »
Heresy of the week: Owen Paterson is wrong about GM crops
Is Europe “missing out” on genetically modified crops? Owen Paterson, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs… Read more »
Modern architecture is out of date
When it comes to new buildings, does traditional architecture still have place in the modern world?Very much so, says Myron… Read more »
The real lesson of Finland’s education miracle
From a British perspective, Finland is one of the more obscure countries in Europe. There’s a Monty Python song about… Read more »
The massive tax on London that rich people don’t seem to mind
Like the Deep End, the Economist does not have bylines. On its many excellent blogs, however, the authors are identified… Read more »
The terrible truth about Germany: Nobody knows what they’re doing
There's an old joke about Europe that goes something like this: In Heaven, the police are British, the cooks are… Read more »
