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Close DCMS, freeze benefits and pensions, scrap the regional growth fund… how to save up to £35 billion

6 March 2012

Close DCMS, freeze benefits and pensions, scrap the regional growth fund… how to save up to £35 billion

Ruth Porter
6 March 2012
The very language of cuts has been markedly austere and depressing. It is now well established that the reductions the … Continue reading “Close DCMS, freeze benefits and pensions, scrap the regional growth fund… how to save up to £35 billion”

Scotland’s constitution is not the problem

16 February 2012

Scotland’s constitution is not the problem

Ruth Porter
16 February 2012
To hear First Minister Alex Salmond tell it, gaining independence from the U.K. is the most pressing issue facing Scots. … Continue reading “Scotland’s constitution is not the problem”

Can the government make us happy?

16 January 2012

Can the government make us happy?

Ruth Porter
16 January 2012
When it comes to happiness, myths abound. For centuries we have hotly debated what makes a good life, where satisfaction … Continue reading “Can the government make us happy?”

Britain needs a radically different approach to aid

4 January 2012

Britain needs a radically different approach to aid

Ruth Porter
4 January 2012
Brazil’s move above the UK in the world’s latest economic rankings has produced a predictable outcry about the fact that … Continue reading “Britain needs a radically different approach to aid”

We can’t afford this obsession with the ‘gender pay gap’

1 September 2011

We can’t afford this obsession with the ‘gender pay gap’

Ruth Porter
1 September 2011
The latest gender pay statistics have provoked the usual storm of nonsense. Apparently, the Government should increase regulatory burdens on … Continue reading “We can’t afford this obsession with the ‘gender pay gap’”

The family is a crucial – and oft-forgotten – element of the Big Society

17 March 2011

The family is a crucial – and oft-forgotten – element of the Big Society

Ruth Porter
17 March 2011
During the Big Society discussions, the sight of some Conservatives running scared from the idea that the best way of … Continue reading “The family is a crucial – and oft-forgotten – element of the Big Society”

The Government needs to act in order to stop Britain slipping further down the Index of Economic Freedom

12 January 2011

The Government needs to act in order to stop Britain slipping further down the Index of Economic Freedom

Ruth Porter
12 January 2011
The latest edition of the Index of Economic Freedom has just been published, and for the second year in a row … Continue reading “The Government needs to act in order to stop Britain slipping further down the Index of Economic Freedom”

Growth will come from the bottom up

5 January 2011

Growth will come from the bottom up

Ruth Porter
5 January 2011
Today the Prime Minister announced a New Enterprise Allowance to give grants, loans and mentoring to unemployed people trying to … Continue reading “Growth will come from the bottom up”

The coalition’s first 100 days: is Britain freer?

18 August 2010

The coalition’s first 100 days: is Britain freer?

Ruth Porter
18 August 2010
Sombre sound bites about the scale of the deficit, the need for deep cuts and the opportunity to use this … Continue reading “The coalition’s first 100 days: is Britain freer?”

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