Energy Crisis
Breaking the mould
The closure of the Denby pottery factor is an example of short-term political thinking
Critical briefing: energy price shocks
The shocks from the Iran War are yet to be felt, but are sure to be powerful
Crisis? Watt crisis?
Renewable energy promises the gold at the end of a rainbow
On a wind and a prayer
Beggaring ourselves will not cool the rest of the planet’s weather
The South Africanisation of Britain
The scaffolding of Britain’s state is buckling
Countdown to energy apocalypse
What will happen when the wind doesn’t blow?
The need for nuclear
The best time to build a new nuclear plant was ten years ago. The second best time is now
The making of an energy horror story (w/ James McSweeney)
Grab some popcorn and prepare to scream
The Tories should aim to lose in 2024
Retreat to victory!
Putin’s pals
The world has not united against Russia
Most Read
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
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
Standing up for cultural freedom
We must follow the example of brave artists who oppose censorship
How the Civil Service was the ruin of Keir Starmer
A weak and indecisive prime minister delegated too much to Whitehall
Unholy war
The Kremlin’s actions contradict its image of itself
Election objections
Andy Burnham doesn’t need a general election mandate
The screaming spires
Oxford University must clarify where it stands on academic freedom
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
Why a wealth tax would fail
Wealth taxes have been tested in various countries and have been abandoned for very good reasons
Is Keir Starmer failing?
To fail at something, he would have to do something
Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
The injustice of early releases
The government is failing victims for the sake of political convenience
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics