It’s all about fairness, that slippery, subjective term which dominates so much of our political discourse. Following his resignation from … Continue reading “IDS is right to attack protection of pensioner benefits”

We should have called 2010 ‘The Phoney Election’. Right up until polling day, our wannabe political leaders were debating the … Continue reading “The second urgent election issue on which the parties are silent. Where will they make most of their cuts?”

One of the insights of the Public Choice School of economics is that voting groups with more homogenous interests will … Continue reading “Granny bonds: Politicians must stop buying votes with subsidies for the old and rich”