Several readers of my book Socialism: The Failed Idea That Never Dies got back to me, arguing that the way … Continue reading “Does ”socialism” HAVE TO mean public ownership of the means of production?”

Imagine if a sports journalist regularly described Sergio Agüero as a Manchester United player and insisted that West Bromwich Albion … Continue reading “On inequality, the BBC’s headline doesn’t line up with the facts”

Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for The Times Business about the philanthropic motivations … Continue reading “Notre Dame proves we should breathe more life into the role the private sector can play in our heritage”

Political earthquakes on the scale of Brexit claim scalps. History suggests Brexit will be a graveyard not just for today’s … Continue reading “The Brexit litmus test: too many politicians, not enough statesmen”

Joel Rodrigues, writing for Spiked, has analysed Charles Moore’s claims that the BBC’s Question Time show is biased against Leavers. … Continue reading “Bias in Question Time Brexit panels?”

Mark Littlewood, Director-General of the IEA, writes for 1828 on how to sell the free market to millennial voters. Mark … Continue reading “How to win over Millennials”

Adam Bartha, Director of EPICENTER, writes for Portuguese newspaper Expresso on the rise of populist parties across Europe. As authoritarian … Continue reading “Ambitions, weaknesses and threats: what we need to know about the new European alliance of nationalists”

According to a recent YouGov survey, one in four people think a No Deal Brexit would be a good outcome, … Continue reading “The “clean break” illusion: why a No Deal Brexit will not be the end of anything”

The second year’s reporting of gender pay gap data for large organisations was published last week and it makes for … Continue reading “Gender pay reporting is misleading, inaccurate and counter-productive”