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 ...

The idea that the interests of the wealth creators and the workers are not the same is a myth spun by the Left to create division and stoke envy. Letting businesses grow means jobs. Attracting ...

The hidden costs of the Government's employment rights legislation are enormous By saddling Britain's businesses with more red tape, Labour are destroying jobs The Government is quietly undermining ...

Locals in Derbyshire have managed to get a playground ripped down over noise complaints The planning system needs to reflect the fact that no one has a right to live in complete silence If Nimbys are ...

The Prime Minister is desperately trying to save his Chancellor – and his own skin Other Cabinet ministers have now started briefing that they felt misled by Reeves The whole business of pre-briefing ...