Is it too early to tell Rachel Reeves ‘I told you so’?
‘I told you so’ – the most irritating four words in the English language, dripping with self-satisfaction and schadenfreude. So,…
Are central bankers too powerful?
Donald Trump’s political and legal assault on the Federal Reserve has provoked concern and indignation from the defenders of central…
Where is the Conservatives’ post-Brexit agenda?
What’s the point of Brexit? We are told it is to take back control, but that is a means to…
What price is too high in the war against Covid?
Wars reshape states. The powers and size of governments grow. Economic activity is controlled or subsidised. Liberties are curtailed. Identity…
As an ex-Brexit minister I can tell you – May’s ‘plan’ was built on sand
Management books often repeat the dictum: ‘If there’s one thing worse than making mistakes, it’s not learning from them.’ So…
