Is it time to scrap the planning system?
If Keir Starmer does succeed in his aim of stimulating a house-building boom, it may be that landowners will have…
Britain is living beyond its means
Today’s figures on the public finances and retail sales will bring some relief to Rachel Reeves; both show a small…
Fixing Britain’s sewers will be fantastically expensive
It isn’t going to help with the cost of living, but Ofwat’s decision to allow water companies to raise bills…
The Waspi women don’t deserve compensation
Labour is right not to pay compensation to the Waspi women – those who feel aggrieved that the state pension…
The hypocrisy of Hollywood’s environmental preaching
You can’t expect anything reasonable when Hollywood gets on its high horse, but really, are our pension contributions truly helping…
The unintended consequence of Angela Rayner’s nature tax
Political office does odd things to parties which were in opposition. Angela Rayner and Steve Reed have written in the Sunday…
Who does Starmer think is going to build Britain’s houses?
Why does the government keep setting itself up for failure? It did it with the target for decarbonising electricity by…
GDP decline is not only Labour’s fault
Is the government going to create a recession out of thin air? This morning’s GDP figures from the Office of…
Ofgem’s standing charge crackdown is a win for the wealthy
At last some good news for owners of second homes: Ofgem has ordered electricity providers to offer tariffs which have…
Labour’s planning reforms look like a way of punishing Tory voters
Is the government’s housing policy aimed principally at increasing the stock of homes and making them more affordable or at…
No, Bovaer won’t give you cancer
Were I given to conspiracy theories I would conclude that there must be a shady animal rights group conducting the…
Syria just proves the West is damned whatever it does
It is salutary to remember that were it not for Ed Miliband, Bashar al-Assad might have been deposed 11 years…
Sally Rooney is talking nonsense about climate change
Two years ago, Time magazine named novelist Sally Rooney as one of its 100 most influential people in the world. In that…
Weight loss drugs won’t solve the obesity crisis
The NHS is about to start doling out ‘the King Kong of weight loss drugs’ to obese patients – the…
The triumph of England’s maths lessons
Hold your hats, but Britain is doing rather well in something – or at least England is. Our children are…
The OECD has changed its tune on Britain
Is the OECD doing Labour’s PR for it? I ask only because of its bullish prediction for UK economic growth…
Tony Blair is wrong to love nuclear energy
Towards the end of his time in office, Tony Blair came over all nuclear. A new generation of atomic energy…
What if assisted dying turned out to save lives?
Who would envy being an MP today when called upon to vote on a matter of conscience: the assisted dying…
EV craze is killing our car industry
It is hard to see where all of Ed Miliband’s ‘green jobs’ are coming from, but we are certainly losing…
Labour might regret its desire for vote reform
Turkeys don’t usually vote for Christmas, so just why have 43 new Labour MPs signed up to the All Party…
Is Labour really going to crack down on benefit cheats?
I can’t fault Keir Starmer for his piece in the Mail on Sunday today promising that Labour will crack down on…
Is Big Oil back?
Cop29 has drawn to a close with arguments over a $250 billion (£200 billion) a year ‘loss and damage’ fund,…
Labour’s promise to cut energy bills looks more foolish than ever
After reneging on its manifesto pledge to not raise National Insurance, Labour is starting to struggle with another promise: to…
Britain is addicted to spending beyond its means
Imagine what the government could do with an extra £9.1 billion a month. It could build HS2 in its entirety…
The truth about ‘workshy’ Britain
Is ‘workshy Britain’ a mirage caused by dodgy statistics? That is what the left-leaning think tank the Resolution Foundation is…
