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 [...]
No, a wage-price spiral is not inflationary
Inflation is well and truly back. With prices rising across the economy, years of reckless money-printing has come home to roost. Central banks are (at least talking about) [...]
Does the Ukraine war spell the end of the US Dollar’s reign?
The age of globalisation, which started with the fall of the Iron Curtain, is on the wane. For decades, the world economy became increasingly interconnected as tariffs and [...]
Why sanctions against Russia are a big mistake
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought about an unprecedented international response, both in terms of speed and magnitude. We have already written about the background [...]
Who is to blame for the war in Ukraine?
There is war in Europe, and for the first time since the Second World War, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has spilled over from a regional conflict into a major [...]
Fake news from battleground Ukraine
After months of sabre-rattling, last week Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, finally gave the order to invade Ukraine, and the world’s attention was diverted from Covid [...]
Opposition to vaccine mandates is part of a larger fight for freedom
Freedom used to be a universally held value. From John Locke to Martin Luther King, from the French Revolution and the American War of Independence to the struggle against [...]
The left’s hypocritical silence over Trudeau
Throughout the last two years is has been both fascinating and horrifying to see how quickly supposedly free people have been stripped of their rights in the name of a public [...]
The attack on comedy is no joke
Being funny is difficult but laughing is easy. Or at least, it used to be. These days, you better beware what jokes you find funny.
A Scottish politician this week used [...]
Rain Dance
To much fanfare, the UN’s latest gathering to discuss climate change, the 26th such summit, is taking place in Glasgow, attracting world leaders and activists to give [...]
How (not) to lower energy prices
Energy costs are skyrocketing. The UK wholesale energy market has reached record highs with international gas prices surging as depleted reserves meet increasing demand from [...]