Poverty? What poverty? That’s just woke nonsense. Have another drink! Last week Reform came up with one of their most remarkable ideas yet. Fund the cutting of the price of a pint by reinstating the two-child benefit cap. What’s wrong with you? Why wouldn... See more
It’s uncomfortable. I find myself agreeing with Nick Clegg. Nice guy Nick, he of the promise, almost 16 years ago, of compromise and tempered wise governance in the rose garden with Dave. Austerity, Nick? Nice guy Nick with the guarantee of no university ... See more
Mark Carney likes Big Issue. This is a fact I don’t tire of repeating. It came to light some time ago, while he was still governor of the Bank of England and before he started duking up to Donald Trump. He was being honoured by Canada’s Public Policy Foru... See more
It’s really easy to take potshots at the government. Let’s give it a go. Mandatory digital ID – digital no IDea more like! Winter fuel payments – winter fools more like! Farmer inheritance tax – the plans make as much sense as a ploughed field! Apologies ... See more
Words change the thing. Kingsley Amis said that. He’s an author of diminishing influence, a mid-century comic novelist who delivers much less potency and insight than his son Martin – something that would annoy him, by all accounts. The late Kingsley Amis... See more
