It is often argued that taxation to promote the position of the poor is somehow a moral act on behalf of those that are better off and paying taxes to finance the transfers to those who are worse off. It is not.

In his book, ‘Biblical Economics’, theologian R. C. Sproul Jr. notes that Jesus “wants the poor to be helped” but … Continue reading “Rendering Unto Caesar: Was Jesus A Socialist? (Part 2)”

On June 16, 1992, London’s Daily Telegraph reported this astonishingly bold remark by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev: “Jesus was … Continue reading “Rendering Unto Caesar: Was Jesus A Socialist? (Part 1)”

For too long, the discussion around inequality in the UK has been defined by an array of myths and misconceptions. … Continue reading “Myths and bad logic drive obsession with inequality in UK”

To learn more about bias and the BBC, read our report: In Focus: The case for privatising the BBC. — … Continue reading “Bias and the BBC”

Not content with setting the wages in future of up to 20 per cent of the private sector workforce through … Continue reading “The government’s restaurant tipping crackdown is a worse idea than you think”

Summary:  Since 1970, average house prices have risen four and a half fold after inflation. No other OECD country’s experience … Continue reading “The Housing Crisis: A Briefing”

The government’s failure to tackle the housing crisis is due to its unwillingness to confront the root cause of the … Continue reading “Political leadership needed to solve housing crisis”

Commenting on Oxfam research claiming the richest 62 people have as much wealth as the bottom 3.6 billion, Mark Littlewood, … Continue reading “Oxfam statistics are both meaningless & misleading”