Why a tolerant society is not a free society
Individual freedom is the libertarian ideal, the abstract value which guides moral action. As a political idea, libertarianism emerged in the latter part of the 19th century from liberalism, the overarching political paradigm to come from the Enlightenment. Liberalism centred the individual, both as the architect of his own destiny through his faculty for [...]
Welcome to the 70’s: Time travel, Labour style
Labour conferences are always good for a laugh, but this year it has taken on an especially bizarre shine. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell’s speech was no exception, [...]
The economics of space exploration
Deep space has a way of grasping the human imagination. Ever since the Sputnik satellite was launched by the USSR in 1957, the wonders of the universe have been a source of [...]
The unfair advantage of being a pregnant woman
Over the last couple of days, readers of British newspapers have been treated to a series of articles detailing how the number of women forced to leave their job because of [...]
Blurred lines: The BoE goes corporate
The Bank of England has taken a significant step in its attempts to save us all from the claws of recession. The Bank will step up it’s so far modest purchases of bonds [...]
Post Brexit opportunities: Britannia rule the waves
A few months after Brexit the UK economy has not disappeared into a black hole. A few better-than-expected economic indicators has been jumped upon by the Brexiteers as proof [...]
The Venezuelan collapse: too much capitalism?
There is always something to enjoy in the Socialist Worker. The British newspaper is a remnant from the past, a voice for the hard left which continues to read Marx and long [...]
Janet Yellen flip-flops in Jackson Hole
The Federal Reserve’s credibility has taken a few knocks in recent years. Back in the early 2000s, when Alan Greenspan was chairman, confidence among the American public [...]
Ach nein! Its the Germans who suffer from a Brexit hangover
It appears that it is not the British economy which is reacting negatively to Brexit, but rather the UK’s European trading partners who are worried about the consequences. [...]
UK tax evasion plans: how to abolish the rule of law
Ever since the financial crisis, people and corporations who try to minimise their tax have been in the public eye, and the scrutiny only intensified earlier this year with [...]
The self-inflicted UK housing crisis
The UK has been in a housing crisis for decades. According to the government’s own numbers, England alone needs between 232,000 to 300,000 new homes build every year to keep [...]