Stephen Bubb, chairman of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO), has written an article for the Telegraph … Continue reading “It’s our money. Let us know how it’s being spent.”

George Orwell defined ‘doublethink’ as the ability to hold two contradictory beliefs at the same time and to believe that … Continue reading “Death and taxes”

Summary:  The British population is getting older. In 1948, life expectancy was 68. Thanks to healthier lifestyles and medical advances, … Continue reading “Death and Taxes: Why longer lives cost money”

This article was first published by The Independent. One of the good ideas in yesterday’s Autumn Statement was the scrapping … Continue reading “Autumn Statement: splashing central government money around is not ‘devolution’”

There have been four budget or budget-like statements in less than a year now. That’s four opportunities for the Chancellor … Continue reading “Damian McBride is right: George Osborne maintains broad spending aim, but increasingly resembles Brown”

Commenting on the Spending Review and Autumn Statement, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “George … Continue reading “Spending Review – Real government spending up over this Parliament”

Summary: Government spending The government’s Spending Review will be far from comprehensive. With the triple-lock for state pension increases and … Continue reading “Autumn Statement Briefing 2015”

The misguided decision to ring-fence huge areas of spending means this week’s Spending Review is likely to be incoherent and … Continue reading “All government spending should come under the microscope”

An opinion poll conducted for the IEA by ComRes shows the British public overwhelmingly feel little influence over government decision-making: … Continue reading “Welfare state ‘not fit for purpose’, poll reveals”