How can we make sense of the political realignment taking place in the United Kingdom? In one of the very … Continue reading “How can we make sense of the political realignment taking place in the United Kingdom?”

The Equal Pay Day campaign is has had huge success. Not in closing the gender pay gap, but in terrifying … Continue reading “The Equal Pay Day campaign is proving successful – in unnecessarily terrifying women”

I recently ventured to Athens for this year’s Atlas European Liberty Forum conference, which brings together free market groups, not … Continue reading “Tried-and-failed plan to nationalise energy in the UK is a step backwards”

Bad data cannot produce good policy. This gets us to the heart of the problem with the mandated gender pay … Continue reading “Gender pay gaps are not the result of discrimination”

Summary Now into the second year of mandated gender pay gap reporting for large organisations, it has become increasingly clear … Continue reading “The Gender Pay Gap Reporting Measures: 2019 Update”

Is highlighting the failures of socialist Venezuela nothing more than political point-scoring? That seems to be the new accusation levelled … Continue reading “Is highlighting the failures of socialist Venezuela nothing more than political point-scoring?”

The morning I turned eight, I woke up and told my father that I was “halfway there”. This, in my … Continue reading “Will 2019 be the year we halt the march of the Nanny State? I won’t hold my breath”

The UK’s advertising watchdog has said it will ban “gender stereotypes that are likely to cause harm, or serious or … Continue reading “Today’s attack on advertising is a veiled attack on free speech”

I can only assume that Netflix is bidding for rights to Brexit: The Saga. You might as well download the past 48 … Continue reading “While Brexit stands still, the rest of the world keeps turning”