Andrew Lilico: Can Ethics Preserve Capitalism without Christianity?
Over the years, I have written many times about the integral role that Christianity played in the evolution of English… Read more »
Jill Kirby: The disorder, infighting and confusion that is racking the Nursing and Midwifery Council
It was inevitable that the travails of Barclays would dominate yesterday's media, a state of affairs that looks likely to… Read more »
Stephan Shakespeare: The special bias of clever people
You, dear reader, if you are better informed, smarter and more thoughtful than most other people, are also likely to… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: What an inquiry into the banking crisis probably wouldn’t tell us – six reasons why it happened
Following the recent debacle of the RBS IT "glitch" and the Barclays LIBOR-fixing scandal, there have been a number of… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: David Cameron and Liam Fox. Two different speeches on Europe. But a similar view.
On Europe, there is a simple point which is the key to everything. No-one knows what is going to happen…. Read more »
Nadine Dorries MP: Fine words on Europe aren’t enough. To stop UKIP taking 25% of the vote, and to destroy the Liberal Democrats, we need an EU referendum commitment on the statute book now
I was both happy and proud earlier this week to sign a letter originated by John Baron MP to the… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: Wrong, Ed Balls, wrong. It was the Old Boy System that kept the City clean
Stuck in a traffic jam in a car without air-conditioning, crawling between red lights and road works on the hottest… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: What it means for Cameron to face a Prince-in-Waiting
One of the most remarkable features of David Cameron's leadership of the Conservative Party to this point has been that… Read more »
Jill Kirby: Now Cameron’s opened up clear blue water on welfare, let’s see him do the same for families and marriage
The Prime Minister's speech this week on welfare reform was designed to provide a foretaste of the Conservatives' manifesto at… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: A thought experiment regarding electing the Lords
Here's a little thought experiment for consideration by those tempted by the notion that the Upper Chamber should be elected. At… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: Avoiding taxes isn’t immoral, but lying, fraud and hypocrisy are
It is perfectly proper to argue that some things that are legal are immoral – e.g. sloth, adultery, envy, greed. … Read more »
Bruce Anderson: There is an unmet consumer demand for a lot more right-wing populism
All those who study politics have a problem. They are abnormal. I am not using that word in a pejorative… Read more »
Nadine Dorries MP: What I believe should be done to whoever dreamed up the slogan: “Maxing Out Plan A”…
Call me old fashioned, but when a Treasury aide recently described a new raft of economic policy announcements as ‘Maxing… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: David Cameron needs to show leadership to this Britain of vulnerable jobs, pay cuts and threatened futures
Lunch with an old friend, who lives in the North. She asked me for a political assessment, and then interrupted… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: If the €uro collapses, what should British policymakers do?
Until very recently I thought a total collapse of the euro pretty unlikely. To be sure, Greece and Cyprus would leave,… Read more »