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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The tragic lessons from the Bolshevik land reforms

The year is 1928. More than a decade after the Bolsheviks took power, the Soviet state struggles with grain collection from increasingly strained farmers, leading to strict [...]

Boycott the anti-capitalists at Oxfam

Oxfam annual report on global wealth and inequality was out this week, and as has been the case in previous years, it garnered significant media interest, due to its warning [...]

Peterson vs. Channel4: when reason trumps righteousness

Sometimes truth prevails. In a media environment dominated by political correctness, a vehicle for a rare dose of reason was this week provided by the unlikeliest of sources: [...]

Get government out of our lives

In Britain today, the state is everywhere; a menacing omnipresence demanding to supervise and control what we do, and tax us whether we do something wrong (like enjoying a [...]

Carillion shows that capitalism works

The collapse of construction giant Carillion is unfortunate. Shareholders are wiped out, services disrupted, 20,000 jobs are at risk and there will be ramifications down the [...]

Not real socialism: Scandinavia’s free market credentials

The on-going collapse of Venezuela has once again highlighted the failure of socialism as an economic system, with the South American basket case added to the scrap heap of [...]

The crimes and punishment of Toby Young

So today Toby Young resigned from his position at the Office for Students, after a relentless campaign against his appointment from the left of British politics, who smelled [...]

Rail fail?

The 2nd of January can be a miserable experience. With storm Elanor approaching the UK, this year it was cold and rainy and, to compound the misery for many commuters, [...]

When social justice means no justice

In the wake of the Hollywood sexual harassment scandal, which started with Harvey Weinstein but has by now spread far beyond Tinseltown, sexual misconduct is a hot topic. But [...]

In defence of profits

Profits have a bad name these days. The resurgent far left has historically had an inherent and profound distrust of the profit motive, owing back to Marx’s concept of [...]