The Big Society, Cameron, Nichols, Hayek and the Last Pope
byWe are told in this weekend’s Sunday Telegraph that: Listening to David Cameron’s first speech on the steps of Downing Street, Archbishop Vincent Nichols…
Politics
Profits of doom
byReaders who enjoyed my Cui Bono article earlier this week may be interested in this piece from Times Higher Education: Climate change is serious…
Cui bono? A dissent upon Mr Grantham
byWe’ll keep the Green Flag Flying In a recent polemic, the well-regarded investment manager and part-time climate activist, Jeremy Grantham, set out his version…
David Miliband in the FT, his errors, and a positive policy for wealth creation
byThe Labour Party will eventually get back in power again. There is a very good chance it will be led by David Miliband. In…
Kevin Dowd blogs Steve’s speech in the budget debate
byProfessor Kevin Dowd blogs my speech in the budget debate for the IEA: By far the best contribution to the parliamentary debate on the…
Jesse Norman’s maiden speech
byWe welcome Jesse Norman’s maiden speech in the House of Commons. The final section is the most relevant to our readers: Now, the idea…
An honest money maiden speech
byAdvisory Board Member Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe, yesterday made his maiden speech in the House of Commons. The full text may be found…
Financial Armageddon was only hours away
byIn a recent TV interview with Max Keiser, the German trend forecaster Dr Joern Berninger claims that the recent massive EU Greek bailout was…
Bastiat – The State
byIn the course of things, I had cause to quote Bastiat: “The state is the great fiction by which everyone seeks to live at…
Steve Baker Elected as Conservative MP for Wycombe
byAs I write, there is still some constitutional confusion about whether Gordon Brown of the Labour Party will leave Downing Street, with some seats…