What would radically cutting immigration really mean for businesses? James Price Getting the balance right in legal immigration is the key challenge of our time, and there are myriad medium- and long-term benefits to be seized
What would cigar-loving Churchill make of the smoking ban? James Price Britain once fought for democracy with a cigar in hand, now we’re taking away citizens’ freedom to smoke. It’s enough to make you want to light up, says James Price If you’re reading this on your morning commute, you may have walked past an advert for Ed Gamble’s new show Hot Diggity Dog. You may [...]
It’s time to fight illiberal Scottish hate crime law with a Free Speech Act james price Scotland's new anti-free speech crime law is a wicked product of an increasingly censored society that must be woken up, writes James Price.
Lessons from Mrs T: Why we need more businesspeople in parliament April 3, 2024 As exemplified by Margaret Thatcher's inner circle, a bit of business nous can go a long way in Westminster, writes James Price.
In defence of men-only members’ clubs March 27, 2024 Barracking the Garrick for excluding women isn’t exactly clubbable – how about some healthy competition instead? Asks James Price Is the male-only Garrick Club a posh creche for old dinosaurs or a bastion of the patriarchy? It’s an interesting question because it engages a clash of principles. There is the right to freedom of association [...]
What the modellers don’t tell you about taxing private school fees March 20, 2024 The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ claims that the policy will raise money do not take into account the unintended consequences – economic models rarely do, says James Price I often tell people that the best way to make God laugh is to tell Him your plans. This is at least in part because the most [...]
Targeting non-doms was a cheap hit the Chancellor will regret March 13, 2024 The ultra-wealthy may be an easy target, but the government is sending a signal that playing politics matters more to them than securing investment, says James Price he temptation to play politics is often an irresistible one around fiscal events, and with the twin straitjackets of the Office for Budget Responsibility and a looming election, [...]
Whitehall’s move to Canary Wharf should inspire us towards a smaller, smarter state October 18, 2018 Moore's Law is an observable rule that has held broadly true since the mid-1960s. Named after the co-founder of Intel, it argues that every two years the number of transistors on a microchip will double at the same time that costs halve. In the real world, this has meant phones, cameras, and computers that are now [...]