The election campaign should be bringing on another Great Depression in the minds of all taxpayers. This morning Gordon Brown continued his … Continue reading “National Insurance: taking it out or putting it in?”

Many years ago I was in hospital for a minor operation. The tiny ward had room for four but there … Continue reading “The NHS should be financing a campaign for private hospitals”

The euro is currently under intense scrutiny. Why? Because the reputation of the single currency – originally based largely on … Continue reading “The euro: will monetary union destroy national autonomy?”

Most people view the “democratic deficit” as imperfections in the way that voters’ wishes are communicated to governments (and governments’ … Continue reading “The real democratic deficit”

In his four years as leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron has often seemed to embrace socialist ideas.  “Sharing … Continue reading “Can Cameron roll back the state?”

One of the strangest things about this recession is surely the shameless neglect of unemployment figures by the politicos, anxious to … Continue reading “Economic recovery? Not for the workers”

In the Daily Telegraph last month, Melissa Kite wrote an amusing article about Gordon Brown’s most recent Tsars – Martha … Continue reading “Tsars for enterprise – an oxymoron”

In the past few weeks UK politics has rightly been dominated by The Telegraph’s revelations about MPs’ expense claims. Meanwhile … Continue reading “The arts – a welfare state in reverse”

In his recent article in The Spectator, David Cameron tells us that “the public must be given a core reason … Continue reading “Cameron’s “post-bureaucratic age””