The Surrey oil judgment undermines our democracy
The Conservatives are in favour of granting licences for new oil and gas extraction; Labour is against it. But what…
It shouldn’t be surprising that a Muslim son of immigrants is funding Reform
Should it really be a surprise that Zia Yusuf, a Muslim entrepreneur who made his fortune setting up a company…
What’s the real reason Jim Ratcliffe is backing Starmer?
On the face of it, there could hardly be a better example of a turkey voting for Christmas than the…
Why the Tories’ tax black hole attack on Labour will backfire
The Conservatives love trying to reduce their estimates for the cost of a Labour government down to a neat per-household…
David Cameron is driving voters into Farage’s arms
Who on earth at Tory campaign HQ thought it was a good idea to send Lord Cameron into battle to…
Starmer wants to go for growth – but will he end up like Liz Truss?
Keir Starmer, it turns out, was a secret Liz Truss fan all along. Launching his party’s manifesto this morning he…
When will the Greens get real?
There is something a little refreshing about the Green party. In contrast to Rishi Sunak, who has no option but…
Sunak’s National Insurance pledge could backfire
Two years ago, as Chancellor, Rishi Sunak chose to jack up National Insurance contributions. It is a mark of how…
Lib Dem policies are as barmy as their campaign
Ed Davey has finally taken a break from fooling around to launch some policies. But one of them, in particular,…
How many more houses will Labour actually build?
Is Labour really going to help get 80,000 people on the housing ladder over the next five years under its…
What happened to the ‘gigafactories’?
Remember all those ‘gigafactories’ that were going to decarbonise our road transport and create many thousands of green jobs into…
The trouble with the Tories’ ‘Family Home Tax Guarantee’
There is a very big problem with Jeremy Hunt’s Family Home Tax Guarantee, though which he promises a Conservative government…
The truth about Labour’s fiscal black hole
It is small wonder that Treasury officials are unhappy about Conservative claims about Labour tax rises being attributed to them.…
The problem with Sunak’s migrant cap
It is perhaps no accident that Rishi Sunak has rushed out his proposal for a cap on migrant workers and…
Nigel Farage’s election U-turn could be deadly for the Tories
No wonder that Nigel Farage has decided that he would rather be leader of Reform UK than merely honorary president,…
Who will survive to lead the Tories?
In spite of his conviction for falsifying business records, Donald Trump is still expected by many to make a remarkable…
Labour’s energy plan doesn’t add up
So, we have a little more flesh on the bones of Labour’s energy policy, with the party giving more details…
Home insulation is the latest net zero farce
Zoe Godrich of Swansea might best be described as collateral damage in Britain’s glorious march towards net zero. Three years…
Why are white men being shamed as transport polluters?
Black women are the worst for carbon-intensive travelling habits, according to the Guardian, citing research by the Institute for Public Policy…
The truth about pensioners and tax
The Tories’ ‘Triple Lock Plus’ is a pretty blatant attempt to secure the votes of a demographic group which is…
Private schools can’t complain about Labour’s VAT raid
Of course Labour’s policy of charging VAT on private school fees is all about throwing a bit of red meat…
What happened to the electric car revolution?
China is often characterised as a copycat when it comes to industry and technology but in one way it has…
Why is UK retail doing badly?
This morning’s retail sales figures are not what Rishi Sunak will have hoped for as he pitches his case for…
Don’t blame climate change for the crummy weather
It was climate change wot gave us such a wet and stormy winter – or so you may have gathered…
A crackdown on foreign students isn’t the only reason universities will struggle
Reducing the number of overseas students able to come to Britain would be a needless attack on one of our…
