Forget ‘just deserts’ and keep your nose out of other people’s pay

Two decades ago, it was considered rude and crass in Britain to openly discuss wages and salaries. Now, everyone seems

November 27, 2018

Trust me, we’ve been thinking about market power and competition all wrong

Economists, politicians, and commentators on both sides of the Atlantic are growing more concerned with the supposed “monopolisation” of the

November 13, 2018

Hammond’s digital tax is an illogical game of whack-a-mole

The introduction of a new digital services tax was the most depressingly inevitable part of Philip Hammond’s Budget speech last week.

November 7, 2018

Corbyn’s tipping tirade lays bare his anti-business agenda

Jeremy Corbyn has had another brainwave. The Labour leader wants to make it illegal for businesses to “pocket” tips and

November 1, 2018

Long-term economic growth is a prize both parties should be fighting for

Ah yes, post-Budget week. That time when a modest tax change here or a spending announcement there generates reams of

October 30, 2018

Ignore the chancellor, we don’t need Chequers to end austerity

I generally presume cynicism in politicians’ arguments. But Philip Hammond implying a Chequers-style relationship with the EU is needed to

October 16, 2018

Cromwell should fall – and so should all government statues

For those of us whose first exposure was Monty Python’s song about him, it’s difficult to get animated about whether Oliver

October 9, 2018

Theresa May’s vision-free approach is alienating us all

An opening day Conservative conference speech by former CBI Director-General Digby Jones might not have been expected to diagnose the

October 2, 2018

Forget economics, immigration policy is more about our values

   You're probably tired of me saying it, dear reader. But a big problem with supposed “evidence-based policy” is that

September 25, 2018

Corbyn won’t stop until the government controls everything

Back in November 2013, the general secretary of the Unite union, Len McCluskey, outlined what he believed was so refreshing

September 4, 2018