Delivering a Budget for National Renewal
The Budget is critically important. If it is well-formulated, it gives ministers the space to address the issues facing the country; if it is not, then whatever promises they may […]
How to Win at Budget Analysis
The Chancellor is due to announce her Autumn Statement on October 30. The Budget will set the framework within which the government will – or will not – be […]
What Every Labour MP Should Know
While in opposition, Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer spoke of the need for a decade of national renewal; and since they have taken office, the evidence of the need […]
How to Become a Billionaire
There is a rather wonderful story about billionaires. According to this story, a small number of exceptionally gifted and hard-working people, through their own talent and dedication, create and build […]
When to Change a Winning Game
“Big Bill” Tilden – the 1920s equivalent of Roger Federer – said, “Never change a winning game; always change a losing one.” Almost always, that is sound advice – but […]
Are We All Radicalised?
The recent riots, as we wrote last week, show that a small minority of the UK population has been radicalised – they are prepared to break the law, to commit […]
Stopping the Riots
This picture, from 7 August 2024, shows a small group of anti-immigrant ‘protesters’ on the far right, inside the police cordon, and a far larger group of anti-racist demonstrators in […]
Gold, Peas and Carrots
Can Labour deliver the promised decade of national renewal while following its Fiscal Rules? By Mark E Thomas and Vince Gomez. When he became Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt set out new […]
The War after the Battle
How the far-right may lose the battle, but still hope to win the war As many centre-right politicians and commentators have warned us, what used to be the Conservative Party […]
The Dirtiest Campaign So Far?
How the Right can Still Persuade Us to Vote for What We Do Not Want to See On 22 May, 2024, Sunak finally announced the date of the next General […]