Why should rich people pay more for their energy bills?
The point of a government energy regulator is supposed to be to make sure that the market is working to…
We have more to fear from net zero than from Xi Jinping
The threat by the Chinese company Jingye to close down Britain’s last two blast furnaces, in spite of the offer…
Is Britain really going to get a trade deal with the US?
Donald Trump loves Britain and loves the King; therefore we can expect a trade deal. That is the gist of…
Is the NHS losing its appeal for Britain’s youth?
The NHS has survived many Conservative governments which, according to their opponents, were out to privatise it. But can it…
Good riddance to Cambridge’s May balls
I’m not usually one to hold back from damning the woke and progressive forces which lie within my alma mater,…
Farage is leading Labour’s policy
For Reform’s supporters drawn from the right of the Conservative party, Nigel Farage’s call to nationalise British Steel never made…
Eco warriors are driving themselves to extinction
It wasn’t that long ago when the fashionable gathering place for young couples was a meeting of the National Childbirth…
Rachel Reeves has managed to grow the economy
Just when everyone seems to be revising down expectations of growth, real world data starts pointing in the opposite direction.…
Don’t expect much from Wes Streeting’s waiting list purge
Well, that’s one way to reduce NHS waiting lists: to kick off a load of patients whom you have decided…
Did Trump really mean to slap tariffs on the world?
So were Donald Trump’s tariffs a negotiating tactic all along – never intended to come into force but rather as…
Could China collapse the US economy?
Anyone who thought that government bonds would provide a safe haven from the turmoil on global stock markets has just…
What caused Birmingham’s bin strikes?
Yes, as Wes Streeting says, it is ‘unacceptable’ for rubbish to be left piling up on the streets of Birmingham…
Why are sports cars being exempted from net zero rules?
You can carry on burning petrol and diesel in your car so long as it is a pricey, niche sports…
In defence of the Norfolk mega pig farm
The ‘blockers’ who have so offended Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have, for the moment, scored another success in thwarting…
Starmer is teaching Europe a lesson on tariffs
The reactions to Donald Trump’s tariffs between London and Brussels could not be more different. Where Keir Starmer was conciliatory, stressing…
Trump’s tariffs are a real Brexit win
So, Britain has got its trade deal with the US – of sorts. Donald Trump has awarded Britain no exemption…
Labour’s welfare crackdown is a sham
You can already sense Rachel Reeves’s spin machine whirring into action. It was Donald Trump wot ruined my careful book-keeping,…
There’ll be no liberty on Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’
Beware the words ‘liberty’ and ‘liberation.’ There are no end of evils committed in their names. Wednesday, according to Donald…
The electric car honeymoon is over
Sooner or later, it is going to dawn on the owners of electric cars that they have been enjoying one…
What happened to the post-Covid roaring twenties?
It has become customary for Budgets to unravel within 48 hours of being delivered. Rachel Reeves didn’t have much in…
Rachel Reeves should leave ISAs alone
Voters won’t want to thank Rachel Reeves if the Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) turns out to be right in…
Trump has Britain in a bind over car tariffs
The government has less than a week to decide how to respond to Donald Trump’s announcement of 25 per cent…
Rachel Reeves can’t blame anyone else for stagnant growth
It didn’t take long for the Commons to spot the glaring omission in Rachel Reeves’s boast that the Office for…
Falling inflation may have rescued Rachel Reeves
Clothing retailers have saved Rachel Reeves from having to go naked into the debating chamber. As the Chancellor rises to…
Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement looks like a missed opportunity
The Spring Statement was supposed to be a fiscal non-event, but instead, it is shaping up to be a mini-Budget.…
