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(Photo by Oli Scarff – WPA Pool/Getty Images) Ed Miliband’s green vision is admirable, but the history of energy consumption shows it is all but...
(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) AI will inevitably make some jobs redundant, but the benefits to society are far worth it, writes Paul Ormerod ...
Rachel Reeves is expected to meet with Donald Trump’s allies at Davos in a bid to talk up the UK’s growth prospects. Photo: PA Rachel Reeves...
Inflation unexpectedly fell in December, but is it ‘relief’ for Rachel Reeves or just a ‘temporary reprieve’? Dear Chancellor, forget the...
A recent study mapping the link between gulags and regional growth in Russia can teach us something about reviving our own left behind towns, writes...
2nd August 1936: British politician Clement Attlee speaking at the Cardiff and District United Peace Demonstration in Cathays Park, Cardiff. (Photo...
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 5: Labour leader and incoming Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and wife Victoria greet supporters as they enter 10 Downing...
The devolved nations are living on another planet economically because England essentially pays for their deficits. This has to stop, says Paul...
How many people are employed today in the UK? How many people are employed in the UK today? This is not just a question in a pub quiz for boffins....
Can more bureaucracy reduce waste in bureaucracy? The public sector’s productivity record is abysmal, and Rachel Reeves’ new Office for Value for...
Economic theory does regard capital investment as a contributor to economic growth, but there is another essential factor: technical progress, says...
Liz Truss has lost her seat to Labour For all the government’s promises of stability and hoped-for reductions in interest rates, UK yields on...
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak controversially scrapped HS2’s northern leg in October. The precise contents of the budget are still secret. But...
Carbon capture technology being tested in Scotland earlier this year UK’s clumsy carbon capture punt is result of top down intervention – but...
Concerns are mounting over the scale of a tax raid from Rachel Reeves on UK pensioners An important reason why there was zero growth in June and...
Conservative Party Conference has been a chance for the leadership candidates to set out their pitches to the party The dominant narrative around...
Electric cars are still provoking ‘range anxiety’ in Britain European politicians need to learn a few lessons about demand, writes Paul Ormerod...
The new government is seeking closer ties to the EU, but Brussels will not be kind to a prodigal son, writes Paul Ormerod Clear signals are being...
Vast quantities of student loans will never be repaid, representing a massive subsidy not just to students themselves but to universities. No other...
It’s not just the Conservatives, governments across the Western the world are being punished for failing to manage expectations in the face of an...