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On Monday, the High Court in Belfast ruled that the Government’s scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda would not apply in Northern Ireland. The judge said that Rishi Sunak’s flagship Illegal Migration Act breached human rights protections enshrined in the Northern Ireland Protocol and Windsor Framework. The Government is likely to appeal this judgment, […]

Labour's planned price cap on resale tickets is ill-considered and anti-free market A price cap on resale tickets will boost the black market

The Paris Club, which includes the UK, has given the Cuban regime billions of dollars in loans The UK taxpayer has paid a great deal of money to the oppressive Communist government

The structure of government needs to change to deliver the innovation we need The reason businesses can move much faster than government is that they can take risks

Political arguments are often 80% about framing and vibes. A common rhetorical strategy in political debates is to present your own view as ‘the common-sense position’, the position that any fair-minded, reasonable person would adopt, while presenting your opponent as a deluded, wilfully blind ideologue. Rent controls are a good example. Opinion polls consistently show […]

In addition to all the specific criticisms of the Government’s record and its policies, many make the assertion that after a political party has been in power for many years, it is ‘time for a change.’ The argument continues that any such government is likely to be ‘tired’ and to have ‘run out of ideas.’ […]

Political arguments are often 80% about framing and vibes. A common rhetorical strategy in political debates is to present your own view as ‘the common-sense position’, the position that any fair-minded, reasonable person would adopt, while presenting your opponent as a deluded, wilfully blind ideologue. Rent controls are a good example. Opinion polls consistently show […]

Nigel Farage is just one of many people to have had their bank accounts closed Banks close 170,000 accounts a year in response to anti-money laundering regulations

Cracking down on private landlords is making the housing crisis worse Politicians will exhaust all avenues before accepting that the housing market needs greater supply

The general election may still be months away, but Labour and the Conservatives have both activated campaign mode.