Ben Sweetman
Ben Sweetman is Head of Data Analysis at Policy Exchange.
The Employment Rights Act’s true cost
The Employment Rights Act promises better wellbeing, but the Government’s own numbers point to higher costs, weaker growth and fewer jobs.
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Taxing the lights on
Miliband’s new levy undermines the very investment needed to bring energy prices down
Labour’s battle of egos
There is little love left to lose between those plotting regicide in Downing Street
Signal failure
Ministers love announcing transformative mega-projects, but millions of commuters would settle for an internet connection that actually works
The Real shooting match
Cue the bogus platitudes that leaders make about sport’s ability to heal divisions
The regressive feminism of “angry young women”
Gen Z’s radical vanguard have built their worldview on unprogressive foundations
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
Escape to the country
Some tractor-acceptance meditation might help with moving day
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
