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”

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”

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?”

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”

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’”

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 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”

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”

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?”