Tony Yates
Tony Yates is an independent economist. In the past he was an advisor on monetary policy at the Bank of England, and Professor of Economics at Birmingham University. He has written on economics and politics for The Independent, Guardian, New Statesman, Times, Prospect and others.
Tom Tugendhat’s empty rhetoric
What is the government supposed to do with Tom’s “rage”?
Do hurt people hurt people?
This popular cliché attempts to be generous but ends up implying that victims are tainted
End of the Biden farce?
The President’s fragility has been obvious for years — but was he ever in control?
Let’s at least agree rape is wrong
Fundamental feminist theories are under attack from within feminism itself
There is a lushness to this expanded Letters
There is frequent reporting of local news, often betraying a hobbit-like
preoccupation with the availability of beer
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
Free speech freeze-up
Reactions in Britain to the attempted suppression of NatCon suggest a bleak future for freedom of speech and thought
Not everyone has a novel in them
Literature is the only art in which, it seems, every neophyte is convinced they can succeed
Portugal must be more than an EU vassal
As elections approach, can Portugal break the stultifying hold of a progressive, big state worldview?