Olly Robbins assertion, slightly embarrassingly overheard and reported by a journalist – that the government is planning to give MPs … Continue reading “Bridge, safety net or trap?”

Brexit has caused some turbulent political times in Westminster, but the hole left by the UK in Brussels will be … Continue reading “The future of Europe is Dutch”

If a tenth of designated Green Belt land around Greater London were used for new housing, 160,000 new homes could … Continue reading “Ever-expanding Green Belt must be tackled to solve UK housing crisis, says new report”

● The planning system has become too complex and the revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework risk exacerbating the … Continue reading “Delivering More Homes: Radical action to unblock the system”

The UK imports 30% of its food from the EU, an amount that will be at its peak in March … Continue reading ““Supermarkets will run out of food and people’s health will be at risk””

Today the Institute of Economic Affairs launches another briefing in its series of ‘no-deal’ Brexit Fear-Checkers to help separate theoretical risks from … Continue reading “Fears of empty supermarket shelves after no-deal Brexit are overblown, says new IEA briefing”

Last week the City of London held their first attempt at a Burns night supper, with the First Minister and … Continue reading “Haggis croquettes and the problem with compromise”

When I was growing up, unemployment was the great economic concern of our time. If I’d been born a little … Continue reading “Britain does not have an ‘underemployment’ problem”

Kate Andrews, Associate Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for City AM on why the case should … Continue reading “Lowering tax is necessary with the tax burden at a 50 year high”