Britain has experienced a period of relative economic stagnation since migration numbers have risen, despite the clear economic consensus in … Continue reading “Don’t blame immigration for Britain’s low investment rates”

First things first. I believe that the vast majority of the people who want to cut net migration are neither … Continue reading “Why the political Right needs to overcome its obsession with immigration”

After the 2008 financial crisis, there was no shortage of “hindsight sages”, who, supposedly, had been warning us about this … Continue reading “Ignore the self-publicists – nobody has been “vindicated” by coronavirus”

On the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the NHS, I took part in an episode of BBC Radio 4’s … Continue reading “How the NHS religion is turning us against each other”

Last Monday, Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced that if it were up to him, he would scrap the government’s net … Continue reading “Immigration: the case against “legitimate concerns””

On 7 May 2019, the FREER group held a panel discussion entitled “Freer movement? Immigration post-Brexit”. One of the panellists … Continue reading “Why we need to be more honest with ourselves on immigration”

Around the time the US Congress debated the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”), opinion surveys on the subject … Continue reading “It is perfectly possible to liberalise our immigration system without antagonising the public”

Faced with an avowedly socialist Labour party on the one hand, and an increasingly statist, illiberal Conservative party on the … Continue reading “A “Global Britain” must embrace migration”

A couple of months ago, two demonstrations were held outside of the Venezuelan embassy in London. One was a demonstration … Continue reading “The case against “lived experience””