Month: July 2018
Qualification inflation and the problem with state education
By 2020, the UK will have one of the most academically qualified populations in the world, with half the working age population forecast to have a degree or [...]
“Period poverty” and personal responsibility
Period poverty is a recently coined term, designed to capture the phenomenon of women not being able to afford sanitary products. And by the looks of it, it is [...]
A guaranteed disaster: Democrats embrace the jobs guarantee
In the wake of their chock defeat to Donald Trump, the Democratic Party is thirsty for headline grabbing policy proposals, and in its search for a vote winning [...]
The EU’s mad fight against Google
This week, the EU levied a fine of €4.3bn on Google, after determining that it has used its dominant Android operating system to hinder competition. The [...]
Why does compassion stop at the border?
The right has no heart. That, to many on the left, is the only thing that can explain why some are opposed to an ever-increasing welfare state. To oppose the [...]
The minimum wage: when political correctness trumps reality
In 2017 the veteran Labour MP Frank Field landed himself in hot water after suggesting that some disabled people should be exempt from minimum wage [...]
Who is world champion of free trade?
Donald Trump has done much to upset the liberal world order in his divisive reign so far. Not least his ‘trade war’ rhetoric and threats of tariffs has [...]