Competitive sectors face the hardest hit from coronavirus

The package of economic support offered by the Treasury — from a standing start — is one of the most

March 31, 2020

It’s time to self-isolate from social media’s armchair experts

You can tell whether a news story is really, properly serious by the degree to which people develop instant expertise. 

March 19, 2020

Can the chancellor protect the UK economy from coronavirus?

You have to feel sympathy for Rishi Sunak. Suddenly appointed as chancellor after the unexpected resignation of Sajid Javid, he

March 10, 2020

We are blind to the soft-left bias across British institutions

A few weeks ago, I went to an art exhibition at Somerset House called 24/7. Billed as “a wake-up call

March 3, 2020

It’s not just Whitehall that needs a Dominic Cummings

The topic of Whitehall reform has never exactly been sexy. No list of “Moments that Made the Modern World” would

January 28, 2020

Jeremy Corbyn has busted the myth of Labour’s moral superiority

Let’s play a game. Imagine that a Tory-supporting business leader had delivered her company’s worst financial results for more than

January 21, 2020

In politics as in football, a star transfer player isn’t enough to save a struggling club

As every football fan knows, the start of a new year marks the opening of the January transfer window. A

January 14, 2020

It’s not just that Corbyn hates capitalism — he doesn’t even understand it

It’S not exactly news that those at the top of the Labour party dislike capitalism. But what’s less often pointed

December 10, 2019

Labour isn’t even trying to make its slapdash sums add up

General Elections are always an uncomfortable period for those of us who like our facts straight and our figures honest.

December 3, 2019

The vote-winning power of tax cuts

As theGeneral Election clunks into gear, it’s already clear what Labour’s approach will be: promise to spend literally all the

November 12, 2019