What if Biden had Listened?
The lessons the Democrats could have learned from the Arab Spring In 2012, I and others developed a model of country stability to better understand the Arab Spring. The model […]
What if Keynes was right?
How a widespread but false narrative is condemning us to economic decline The post-war decades were the Golden Age of Capitalism during which most countries, successfully adopted a Keynesian view […]
Will this Budget Keep Labour’s Promises?
Backbench rebels have made this a better Budget than it would have been, but they have more to do to prevent the UK having the Biden experience Labour made several […]
Scoring the 10-year Plan: Fit for the Future?
Inaugural meeting in Parliament of the Working Group on the NHS This is an approximate transcript of the inaugural meeting in Parliament on 11 November 2025 of the Working Group […]
Get Your MP to Attend the NHS Briefing on 11 November
Next week, we have a briefing for MPs. The Budget is due on 26 November and will determine the funding for the NHS; and the government’s 10-year plan, Fit for […]
Trust Your Lying Eyes
Why we continue to believe the fallacies that prevent national renewal Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash The phrase “lying eyes” is attributed to Dorothy Dix who wrote, “There […]
What Should the Chancellor do in November?
The Prime Minster has promised a decade of national renewal – the Chancellor needs to act now for that to be possible Introduction Things have not been going well in […]
Two Futures for Britain
Without bold action by the government, British citizens could find ourselves living in a formerly-developed nation In the book 99%, which was published in 2019, I made what felt at […]
The Deadly ‘Logic’ Blocking National Renewal
Three baseless taboos are derailing national renewal – but they need not The question is not whether the UK needs a decade of national renewal as Sir Keir Starmer claimed. […]
What kind of Spending Review was this?
Why we need a more realistic and strategic approach to government spending In January 2024, Sir Keir Starmer called for a decade of national renewal. Few people would deny […]