We should expect to hear much more about the future of the BBC in the next few months. Its Royal … Continue reading “How technology has doomed the BBC licence fee”

Public choice theorist William Niskanen had much to say on the growth of government bureaucracies and bodies. Whilst recognising that … Continue reading “Bain’s ambitions for the Low Pay Commission would fundamentally change its remit”

I’d just arrived in the office when the telephone rang. The enraged caller let rip in a ten-minute diatribe before … Continue reading “It’s time to abolish universal benefits for pensioners – but expect a backlash”

‘In our age’ George Orwell once remarked, ‘there is no such thing as “keeping out of politics”. All issues are … Continue reading “Of course we blame politicians for everything – they bring it on themselves”

Over the past three years, the debate over the coalition’s deficit reduction plan and the sluggishness of the subsequent recovery … Continue reading “We mustn’t delude ourselves about the scale of the crisis Britain went through”

It’s often said that modern day politicians lack conviction – that is, they are afraid of expressing their firmly held … Continue reading “Shifting justifications for the 50p tax rate”