The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is setting the stage to run the government like a large global corporation. It ...

It appears, for example, that economic growth may be moderating as consumer spending weakens, while inflation remains stubborn. Some are calling for a recession. Others stagflation, while the ...

Starmer and Reeves’ commitment to orthodox capitalist theory will not bring growth, but rather an economic death-spiral, argues Dominic Alexander So, a Labour government is prepared to push another ...

There is nothing "responsible" about forcing hundreds of thousands of people into poverty, while putting even more strain on those public servants who will have to pick up the pieces, argues ...

Portugal's Estado Novo regime under António de Oliveira Salazar was lauded by some classical liberals for allegedly saving the nation from socialism. However, ...

Trump's strategy has panicked the European ruling elites. They are suddenly concerned that Ukraine will lose to the Russian forces and before long Putin will be at the borders of Germany or as ...

Spring is the season of growth. But not if you are Rachel Reeves, whose Spring Statement on Wednesday is to be a painful ...

“Keynesian economics, which was the dominant theory at the time, said that higher taxes would curb inflation by reducing people’s disposable income and spending, and that any tax cut would exacerbate ...

Fair, independent umpires with experience and good judgement are an advantage in a competitive business as they are in sport.

THE debate around the ballooning benefits bill seems to accept that the UK population, uniquely amongst developed countries, has not recovered ...

As Sri Lanka’s debt crisis intensified in late 2021, increasingly urgent calls were made for the Government to seek ...

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