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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
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The real problem with rigmarole
A journalistic focus on proceduralism distracts us from deeper political questions
Worstall’s Corollary
Rare earths expose a fatal flaw at the heart of industrial strategy: governments intervene in systems they do not remotely understand
The cost of equal outcomes
By treating disparities in mental health detention as evidence of racism, the NHS is sacrificing safety
In praise of Canary Wharf
Once dismissed as a sterile outpost, Canary Wharf has become one of Britain’s greatest urban success stories
The Islamopopulist march continues
Overshadowed by the Reform and Green surges, the Muslim vote continues a long march through the corridors of power
Knowingly crass and conflicted
This American culture is hegemonic because even to steal from it is to propel it
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
The hidden bureaucracy shaping Britain’s university curriculum
Putting an end to ideological capture must start with the Quality Assurance Agency
Spaceships, ghost ships and sheep
The secret sauce of Project Hail Mary: it’s a laugh
How to get Britain building
A new policy paper proves that the government can beat bureaucratic sclerosis if it wants to
