Published Articles.

Feb 17, 2017

We may soon have cause to regret Britain’s repellent national conversation about European immigrants

To warn about the consequences of an exodus of European Union workers from the British economy probably comes across like shouting fire...

Feb 8, 2017

Britain is are still deep in the winter of austerity – and Brexit is only making it worse

We are still deep in the winter of austerity. The latest Green Budget from the Institute for Fiscal Studies makes that icily clear....

Jan 28, 2017

Brexiteers – read the ‘Trump Trade Doctrine’ and weep. A trade deal with Trump will harm

Last September an economist called Peter Navarro and a billionaire private equity tycoon called Wilbur Ross published a document which...

Jan 24, 2017

If they really want British businesses to thrive, our MPs should block Brexit

“I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Ronald Reagan said these were the nine most terrifying words in the English language. It...

Jan 18, 2017

Thatcherites hailing our exit from the single market need a history lesson

Imagine going to a funeral where it turns out that most of those present never actually knew the deceased, although they were convinced...

Jan 11, 2017

Labour is acquiescing in Theresa May’s hard Brexit

Labour’s dam has broken. For several weeks now, the party’s shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer has been saying that freedom of...