Making Our Tax System Fair
How we can make sure the wealthiest pay more tax than normal people We recently wrote that, once you take into account total economic income from all sources including unrealised […]
When the World Changes …
Our government faces stiff challenges and if it is to meet them and deliver the promised national renewal, it will need a rapid and significant shift in mindset Before the […]
Time for a Progressive Tax System?
How you probably pay a higher rate of tax than the wealthiest in society We are often told that the UK tax system is progressive: the better you are doing […]
How to Analyse the Spring Statement
On March 26, Rachel Reeves is due to unveil her Spring Financial Statement. The Statement will create a framework within which the rest of government must work to try to […]
How to Talk to Allies
What political leaders can learn from Trump about how not to talk to allies Knowing how to talk to allies is a key political skill. Most politicians understand what to […]
Learned Helplessness
Why it is time to reject the idea that we are helpless to solve the nation’s problems The UK faces serious challenges: the cost-of-living crisis, which has been with us […]
Can Starmer Deliver National Renewal?
Sir Keir Starmer promised a – badly needed – decade of national renewal. But unless he takes bold action, he may end up like Biden: a brief interlude in the […]
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 […]
Pre-Budget Discussion on National Renewal
On Tuesday 8 October, we ran an event in Parliament to help MPs to get to grips, before the Budget, with what it will take to deliver national renewal and […]
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 […]