To me, reducing poverty matters very much. That is why I believe in a market economy. However, I am entirely … Continue reading “Does inequality matter?”

Yesterday, Catholic Archbishop George Stack made some remarks about poverty which, like so many remarks made by bishops on the … Continue reading “How the poverty figures stack up”

Most arguments in favour of a mandatory living wage, or a large hike in the National Minimum Wage (NMW), are … Continue reading “Is a minimum wage hike really an alternative to high tax credit spending?”

Those on the left of the political spectrum argue that many of the world’s problems are caused by big business … Continue reading “Nothing good will come of Davos”

First, the good news. Poverty has been on the decline for several years. Since 2007, the proportion of the British … Continue reading “To properly tackle poverty, we must look at the cost of living”

Poverty campaign groups in the UK are heavily fixated on increasing welfare transfers and expanding social services. To organisations like … Continue reading “Towards a free-market anti-poverty strategy”

Fr. Timothy Radcliffe gave the high-profile Romero Lecture last week in which he said many good, sensitive and important things … Continue reading “Comparing Britain with Romero’s El Salvador is insulting”

The poorest twenty per cent of households in Britain spend an average of £1,286 per year on ‘sin taxes’, including … Continue reading “The consumption taxes that keep people poor”

After Baroness Thatcher’s death, when a renewed debate about her legacy had erupted, one particular publication format was suddenly all … Continue reading “Is the British left falling out of love with Sweden?”