What is fascism?

The word “fascism” is often used – and mis-used – to describe politicians and policies which are perceived to be somehow aligned with totalitarian ideas. But while it is often apparent right-wing policies that are described as fascist, in fact, fascism shares its ideological roots with progressive politics. Indeed, to understand fascism, we [...]

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What welfare and food banks tell us about poverty

It is estimated that up to half a million people visit food banks every week, and the left, predictably, is outraged: it is a sign of unacceptable poverty that food banks [...]

What is racism?

It isn’t difficult to be accused of being a racist these days. Fall just marginally foul of political correctness and you can be sure that the wilfully ignorant will use [...]

Despite the intentions, socialism remains the road to serfdom

‘The Road to Serfdom’, Friedrich Hayek’s classic and influential book written during the second World War, lays out how socialism inevitably results in totalitarianism. [...]

If the NHS is so great, why do private hospitals exist?

The raison d’etre for the welfare state is to promote equal outcomes for all citizens. Proponents justify the redistributive state as a means of furthering some arbitrary [...]

How (and how not) to fight the SJWs

A week ago, you probably didn’t know who Sarah Jeong was. Today, however, many in American and beyond have heard about the newly-appointed New York Times editor with a [...]

Is that supposed to be funny? The sorry state of contemporary comedy

John Cleese is funny. Fiona Sturges is not. Neither, somewhat problematically, is Hannah Gadsby. Of course we all know John Cleese. He is a giant of comedy, the genius behind [...]

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 higher level [...]

“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 serious [...]

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 formula it is [...]

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 EU’s competition [...]