The word “fascism” is often used – and mis-used – to describe politicians and policies which are perceived to be somehow aligned with totalitarian [...]
Inflation, said the Nobel price winning economist Milton Friedman, is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon. Put simply, what he meant is that the price [...]
When the Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on March 10 2023, it was not a household name. The bank, largely focussed on venture capital firms and tech startups, [...]
Few people in history have been as influential as Karl Marx. His ideas would shape a century, but the man himself would not live to see it, because it was [...]
We often hear the argument that a “social contract” obliges us to behave in a particular way, because we are bound in a mutually dependent relationship [...]
The Western world is trapped. A perfectly foreseeable disaster is unfolding as years of irresponsible and unsustainable policies catch up with our [...]
Britain is finding itself in a bit of financial turmoil. In the wake of the new Conservative government’s mini budget a few weeks ago, the international [...]
Liz Truss came off to the worst possible start as Prime Minister. First, she became the last person to shake the hand of the late Queen Elisabeth and, after [...]
High and persistent inflation has come as a surprise for many. The US Federal Reserve famously labelled inflation ‘transitory’ in early 2021, and for [...]
The United Kingdom’s government is broke. It is something that is almost never spoken of, but it is true, nonetheless. Our politicians spend a lot more than [...]