In recent times the belief in the importance of collective identity, separate to that of national identity has come to dominate discourse. It is a disturbing trend which we must seek to reverse. The p…
Older Leave voters deserve respect
“Society is indeed a contract. It is a partnership . . . not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.” – Edmund Burke, Ref…
We have nothing to fear from ‘no deal’
When the economics profession as we know it today first came into being in the 18th century through early pioneers like Smith, Malthus and Ricardo it was all about trying to understand the world throu…
Why We Get the Wrong Politicians by Isabel Hardman
In an age of increased irreverence towards both politicians and politics in general Isabel Hardman gives us a detailed account of the lives of our parliamentarians and why we seem to get “The wrong po…
The Burka – A Medieval Monstrosity
The former foreign secretary Boris Johnson has come under a hail of criticism for saying that women who wear the full burka resemble letter boxes and bank robbers. It is a sign of how screwed up polit…
