Only direct democracy can save Britain’s businesses from this rising populist tide WHEN the clowns start talking politics, alarm bells should be ringing not just about the state of our democracy but also the prospects for our economy. Russell Brand’s interventions may have faced ridicule, but it is worth reflecting on why such a blatant attention-seeker should be capturing the popular mood. After all, Brand’s book Revolution [...]
Small is beautiful: Why the age of big business and big government is over THE CORPORATION has never been less fashionable. Politicians are falling over themselves to tell voters how they will constrain, bully and regulate large companies. It makes sense. The polls tell them that trust in the corporate world is at derisory levels. A recent Populus survey found 61 per cent wanted the government to be tougher [...]
