Peter Young
Peter Young has previously been the Head of Research at the Adam Smith Institute. He writes on foreign and economic policy issues.
Economical with the truth
Deconstructing the left’s Cuban blockade fantasy is a matter of numbers
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
British libel laws are a SLAPP in the face to press freedom
We need major liberalisation of libel law
In defence of the stiff upper lip
Emotional reserve in public does not mean neglecting our interior lives, it means being serious about them
The decline of industry
English towns faced unique new challenges following deindustrialisation
Britain should get serious about organised crime
We underestimate how much crime is the work of small, nasty groups of people
An artist at the assizes
Cyril Hare was that rara avis: a circuit judge who could write like an angel
British industry has forgotten how to use its voice
Corporate cowards are not standing up to the government
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
The expensive problem with the minimum wage
Higher wages for some, perhaps, but joblessness for others