The on-going collapse of Venezuela has once again highlighted the failure of socialism as an economic system, with the South American basket case added to the [...]
So today Toby Young resigned from his position at the Office for Students, after a relentless campaign against his appointment from the left of British [...]
The 2nd of January can be a miserable experience. With storm Elanor approaching the UK, this year it was cold and rainy and, to compound the misery for many [...]
In the wake of the Hollywood sexual harassment scandal, which started with Harvey Weinstein but has by now spread far beyond Tinseltown, sexual misconduct is a [...]
Profits have a bad name these days. The resurgent far left has historically had an inherent and profound distrust of the profit motive, owing back to Marx’s [...]
As the year draws to a close, one thing we will remember 2017 for is that this was the year when the social justice movement really started eating their own. [...]
The quest for “social justice” is not a new phenomenon. The history of political movements seeking to even out perceived inequities in the distribution of [...]
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have radical plans for Britain’s future. They often talk about transforming the country, and McDonnell is unapologetic in [...]
‘The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. [...]
The Paris Agreement sets out a global action plan to combat climate change. The stated goal is to keep global temperature increases ‘well below 2°C above [...]