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A new era of transparency and openness?
We were promised in Labour’s Manifesto a new era of transparency. The Labour leader came over as a virtuous puritan, out to clean the stables and run an austerity policy. Modest additions to spending would be precisely costed and specifically funded by a small tax rise here or a small...Read More »
Mr Draghi sets out why the EU is falling badly behind the US
I have long been asking why GDP per head is twice the EU level in the US. Those who want the U.K. to obey more EU laws and pay the EU more money never want to answer this or think it some fabricated Brexiteer question . Now Mr Draghi has...Read More »
Jon Moynihan ‘s new book “Return to Growth”
I went to Jon’s launch yesterday in London. His book makes a strong case for lower taxes, fewer areas run by government and less regulation. He condemned the attacks on free speech and increasingly intrusive rules and bans on motorists.
He started his talk by pointing out there are now 8...Read More »
A bizarre way to run a government
Prime Ministers usually praise most of the things going on in the country they govern. They make proposals for improvement. They tell us things will be better tomorrow as we follow their lead.
Not this one. He tells us everything about the country and the government is bad. The NHS is...Read More »
Can we be proud of British history? 10 things to be proud of in the UK’s past
Are you as fed up as I am with left wing parties and many in the media constantly running down our past? They demand apologies for historical bad conduct only from Britain. They rightly condemn slavery but do not insist on statute removal of Roman artefacts, a society based on...Read More »