The Tories must get serious about welfare reform
You can’t fault Mel Stride for trying. Conscious that our current levels of worklessness are neither sustainable nor likely to…
How to avoid repeating the mistakes of the HS2 fiasco
Rishi Sunak has finally slayed the white elephant that is HS2 or, perhaps more accurately, cut off its hind legs…
The BMA isn’t striking to protect patients or the NHS, just itself
What a fall from grace. Three years ago, the British Medical Association (BMA) could barely put a foot wrong. It…
The SNP’s four day week won’t work
Pigs will surely sooner fly over Glasgow Pollok than business will take inspiration from Humza Yousaf’s approach to running government. Nonetheless, the…
‘Lazy girls’ aren’t what’s hurting the British economy
The current government will do almost anything to avoid reforming welfare or the NHS. Last month, we were informed school…
The BMA shouldn’t look down on cleaners
During the lockdown, there was a cohort of workers who toiled through the night in what was described as a ‘fairly thankless…
Is Labour really a credible government-in-waiting?
How long do you give it before Labour abandon their promise of golden hellos for new teachers? Shadow education secretary Bridget…
The Bank can’t blame wages for out of control inflation
After a bruising week, perhaps Andrew Bailey could take some solace in Rishi Sunak’s interview with Laura Kuenssberg this weekend.…
Forget the EU: Britain’s own red tape is strangling the economy
Ministers are considering scrapping the EU Working Time Directive. The news has been met with predictable howls from the usual…
Our nanny state holds back Britain’s young
Clever people often believe that their cleverness gives them the right to control other people. Nowhere is this more manifest than…
In defence of landlords
Whisper it millennials, but YIMBYism (Yes In My Back Yard) might be gathering momentum. Recent surveys have found more people agree than…
In defence of the supermarket
Supermarkets are once again back in the firing line. Henry Dimbleby, the Leon co-founder turned government food tsar, has blamed…
Why is the NHS denying women pain relief in childbirth?
Over the weekend it was reported that hospitals are implementing a ban on the gas and air used by women…
What Miriam Cates gets right – and wrong – about declining fertility
Fulfil your civic duty. Get married. Have children. That was the message from Miriam Cates, the increasingly prominent Conservative backbencher, to guests…
Childcare is broken in the UK
The Truss administration made many missteps, but on childcare it was on the right track. Though details were lacking, the…
The nanny state is making us poorer
As household budgets face their worst squeeze for decades, one wonders whether the public health establishment feels any remorse for their…
Why are councils blocking homes for Ukrainian refugees?
Over the course of three days in September 1939, 1.5 million evacuees were sent to rural locations across Britain considered…
Stop attacking billionaires
The $5.79 trillion budget plan Joe Biden submitted to Congress yesterday was more notable for what it didn’t include, rather…
Does anyone still believe in low taxes?
Speculation over which taxes the Chancellor will slash or, more likely, hike at tomorrow’s spring statement seems to have settled…
Can Britain afford to spend more on defence?
With rumours swirling that the Ministry of Defence will see its budget boosted in next week’s spring statement it’s hard…
The problem with International Women’s Day
Am I the only one wondering how long it’ll be before the organisers of International Women’s Day are forced to…
How much did the Covid crisis cost?
The true cost of Covid cannot be quantified only in death rates or GDP figures. Though it could have been…
It’s time for Rishi Sunak to become a low-tax Tory
This week marks two years since Rishi Sunak was thrust from relative obscurity into the political spotlight as Chancellor of…
The cost of online safety
Few people in Britain will have heard of the draft Online Safety Bill. Fewer still will oppose it. Protecting children…
Is Boris really serious about Brexit?
As the partygate furore rages on, Boris Johnson is retreating towards familiar territory: Brexit. A policy blitz is underway this…
