What is socialism? If we go by the dictionary, this seems like a very straightforward and unambiguous matter. Merriam-Webster defines … Continue reading “What “socialism” means – and why it matters”

“[T]oday, the British middle class is being squeezed by a cost-of-living crisis as never before […] Prices of […] essentials … Continue reading “A supply-side agenda to solve the cost-of-living crisis”

In his seminal book Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (1942), the Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter explained one of the key characteristics … Continue reading “The government needs to do less – the right kind of “less” – to solve the cost-of-living crisis”

Housing targets have come under fire again. During the Conservative Party’s leadership election, one candidate described them as “Stalinist”, while … Continue reading “In defence of “Stalinist” housing targets”

Being a socialist these days mostly means randomly pointing at things, and shouting “Nationalise this!” or “Socialise that!”. Typical headlines … Continue reading “Should dating apps be socialised? A response to Jacobin”

Preferences for products and brands can sometimes be surprisingly good predictors of political opinions. If you like Richmond Sausages, HP … Continue reading “Book review: “Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World” by Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell”

In his 1953 essay The Hedgehog and the Fox, the philosopher and political theorist Isaiah Berlin talked about what he saw … Continue reading “Of socialist hedgehogs and liberal foxes”

Moral panics about imaginary secret plans to privatise the National Health Service are a time-honoured British tradition – so much … Continue reading “NHS “privatisation” – the failed conspiracy theory that never dies”

On 16 May 2022, the Holborn & St Pancras Conservative Association book group organised an event where they discussed the … Continue reading “The rise and mutation of Millennial Socialism”