Bruce Springsteen may have been “Born in the USA”, but he says he’d prefer the US to be more like … Continue reading “The left is wrong: The welfare state didn’t make Scandinavia successful”

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?”

Sweden and other Nordic nations are often regarded as role models whose policies should be copied by others. The reason … Continue reading “The surprising ingredients of Swedish success”

In a reply to my note on last week’s IPPR report, Rick Muir maintains his position that for-profit schools should be banned. … Continue reading “Research, not ideology, should guide the for-profit school debate”

Europe is once again on the edge of the cliff. Spain is out of money to finance itself and its banks; Greece, … Continue reading “Sweden and Germany pave the way for Europe”

In a recent column in the Guardian, Kevin Courtney lambasts the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, for ‘fly[ing] a … Continue reading “Opponents of school choice are misinterpreting the data”

Sweden is often regarded as a country whose policies should be emulated by those in other nations wishing to expand … Continue reading “Swedish success is not due to the welfare state”

Yesterday, dealing a blow to the progress of the coalition’s free school programme, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg pledged that … Continue reading “You say you want a revolution?”

I tune in to Fox News occasionally to get some relief from the constant left of centre bias offered by … Continue reading “Fox News, Sweden and the Left”