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 [...]
An age of lies and deceit
Political language, said George Orwell, is designed to make lies sound truthful. From false election promises to self-serving untruths, from Donald Trump’s inauguration [...]
Can the public finances be repaired?
With the government spending billions of Pounds they do not have on fighting Coronavirus with lockdowns, a gaping hole has opened up in public finances: Britain’s [...]
Modern Monetary Theory: The dangers of an alluring economic theory
In a world of rapidly rising government debt, Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is attracting attention. That is not surprising, given that the theory purports that a government [...]
What you should know about the terrifying Great Reset
In June 2020, amidst Covid-19 lockdowns and Black Lives Matter protest, leaders from business, politics and activism joined a virtual meeting arranged by the Word Economic [...]
The left never seem to contemplate that sometimes it is the other side who is in control
As Boris Johnson contemplated his latest u-turn, this time introducing the nationwide lockdown he had insisted was not right, the hard left commentator Aaron Bastani tweeted [...]
Why the government was right to vote down free school meals
Should the government provide free school meals over the school holidays to 1.4 million qualifying children? This was the issue put before the British parliament after a [...]
Why lockdown is about politics, not lives
Nine months into the global Coronavirus pandemic and the consensus around lockdown as the preferred strategy to combat it is starting to crack. Those who argue that the cure [...]
Quantifying the cost of lockdown
Businesses bankrupt. Workers on furlough. Schools and universities shut for months. Cancer treatments postponed or cancelled. Travel restrictions. Problems with domestic [...]
The madness of a maximum wage
A new report by the left wing think tank Autonomy has reignited debate about the concept of a maximum wage. The idea that the government should not only dictate the minimum [...]
When is government intervention justified in a pandemic?
While libertarians instinctively abhor government action, a global pandemic, as the one the world finds itself in the midst of, seems to put those of us who want to leave [...]