Margaret Willes
Margaret Willes’s most recent book is The Curious World of Samuel Pepys & John Evelyn (Yale University Press).
A thoughtful old-fashioned rambler
George Orwell’s gardening prowess comes as a surprise
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Losing control of the narrative
The British establishment no longer sets the terms of public debate over migration
We must strengthen British capitalism
Having a successful capitalist system depends on having a strong state
Fast cars fit for old-school stars
Speed and sophistication once shared the same side of the street
The value of social value
Social value requirements have made public procurement more expensive, more bureaucratic and harder for smaller firms to compete
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Burying their heads in the ash
The battle against the illicit tobacco market has not been won
It’s time to see Brexit through
The next government must finally drag Britain out of the European Union’s tractor beam
