All parties put spin on their policies. Deliberately lying about the state of the economy as Chancellor is different Labour are taking an extra £67.8bn a year in tax, not the £8.6bn in their manifesto ...

The Grinch (aka the Government) makes your Christmas drink obscenely expensive. Beer, cider, spirits and wine are all subject to alcohol duty and VAT. About 75% of the price of a bottle of whisky is ...

It is impossible to pinpoint an exact place or moment when capitalism began. Capitalism is a process, not a discrete ...

Crucially, this structure protects the public purse. Our taxpayers should not be left on the hook for loans extended to ...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will announce its decision at noon today. A 25-basis-point cut to Bank Rate, taking it to ...

Will France need to be bailed out under the latest of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) damage limitation devices, the ...

Recourse to trade wars or sanctions of individual entities or persons expanded under Trump – for instance, the reintroduction ...

‘This is not my party’, George Will said when he left the Republican Party in 2016. Commentators often emphasise that Donald ...

State dependency isn’t a by-product of Labour policies, it is core to their strategy Labour know working people are no longer part of their electoral coalition and act accordingly Ronald Reagan ...

Planning permission has been denied for 900 homes and a primary school Local councillors are prioritising low-quality grey belt land over people We need to ask Santa (and the Government) for wholesale ...

The UK has set itself ambitious climate policy goals, and much of that depends on China Even the 'dirtiest' Chinese renewables are an order of magnitude cleaner than gas Chinese companies must not be ...