Wales having control of its own judicial powers should not be an exception, but the norm. On 24 October, the … Continue reading “Wales should have fully devolved control over justice, policing and prisons”

The turmoil in Catalonia appears finally to be subsiding thanks to the central government’s intervention this weekend to restore constitutional … Continue reading “What finance can teach us about Catalan independence”

Seven years ago, I published an IEA monograph, which was a spin-off from what would later become a dissertation. There … Continue reading “Nick Timothy’s ‘post-liberal conservatism’: nonsense on stilts”

In 1850, the merchants, bankers and traders of the City of London held a crisis meeting. The original private contract … Continue reading “How crowdfunding could make public finance more democratic”

The subsidiary principle is a well-established notion in Catholic social teaching. It was also intended to be a core principle … Continue reading “Subsidiarity needs to take its rightful place at the EU”

Many people have taken to social media to ask why the terrorist massacres in Paris have been given so much … Continue reading “It’s natural to care more about those close to us – and that has implications for government”

Britons are all too aware of the problems of political and economic centralisation. Indeed, the trend for more and more … Continue reading “A federal Britain will make us richer and help communities thrive”

One of the most dangerous myths that pervades the political debate today is the idea that “neo-liberalism”, as the left … Continue reading “It’s time to imagine life beyond the state”

We live in a world where big ideas are disdained. The term ‘ideologue’ is hurled as abuse, and mainstream politicians … Continue reading “Review of ‘More Human’ by Steve Hilton”