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How far will Donald Trump's belief in the Art of the Deal carry him?✍️ Bruce Anderson
19/08/2025

How far will Donald Trump's belief in the Art of the Deal carry him?

✍️ Bruce Anderson

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin: the unpredictable versus the inscrutable. It all comes down to those two characters, to the horror of high minds in both Europe and America. International lawyers will hate the thought that the Russian arch war criminal may hang on to his ill-gotten gains. It always....

Britain could become an investment hub, but Westminster needs to kick its addiction to short-termism✍️ Thomas Pasquier
19/08/2025

Britain could become an investment hub, but Westminster needs to kick its addiction to short-termism

✍️ Thomas Pasquier

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund has long stood out as an economic marvel. Over the course of 35 years, the country’s chief investment vehicle has channelled surplus oil and gas revenues into an extensive portfolio, to date valued at a staggering £1.5 trillion. Not bad for a country with a popula...

Parliament must remember it is so powerful that it is free to write laws that are exempt from any oversight of any court...
18/08/2025

Parliament must remember it is so powerful that it is free to write laws that are exempt from any oversight of any court whatsoever

✍️ Lawrence Newport

Judicial review is a problem ministers have the power to solve

The Conservatives can stand out by rejecting state dependency✍️ Ted Newson
18/08/2025

The Conservatives can stand out by rejecting state dependency

✍️ Ted Newson

The Tories can stand out with a Milei-style makeover

We might now be on the brink of developing intelligence that surpasses human performance✍️ Tom Ough
15/08/2025

We might now be on the brink of developing intelligence that surpasses human performance

✍️ Tom Ough

Human progress comes with a new set of mortal perils.

The idea that Britain 'sacrificed her empire' to defeat the N***s is pub wisdom at best✍️ Phil Craig
15/08/2025

The idea that Britain 'sacrificed her empire' to defeat the N***s is pub wisdom at best

✍️ Phil Craig

After VJ-Day, Britain fought ruthlessly to regain its empire in the Indo-Pacific.

Can sizzling sausages Australian-style create a culture of electoral participation?✍️ Jim McConalogue
14/08/2025

Can sizzling sausages Australian-style create a culture of electoral participation?

✍️ Jim McConalogue

Britain should adopt Australia's election sausage sizzles to improve turnout

Without serious reform, future rate cuts will be read as bailouts for a bloated, unreformed state✍️ Damian Pudner
14/08/2025

Without serious reform, future rate cuts will be read as bailouts for a bloated, unreformed state

✍️ Damian Pudner

Better-than-expected GDP growth means the Bank of England must cut rates further

Labour's rumoured second planning bill won't help unless Keir Starmer is willing to be radical✍️Will Lawson
13/08/2025

Labour's rumoured second planning bill won't help unless
Keir Starmer is willing to be radical

✍️Will Lawson

Keir Starmer is his own worst enemy when it comes to fighting the blockers.

The habit of high-profile economists being spectacularly wrong is hardly new✍️ Mani Basharzad in a fiery rejection of Th...
12/08/2025

The habit of high-profile economists being spectacularly wrong is hardly new

✍️ Mani Basharzad in a fiery rejection of Thomas Pikkety and left-leaning economists

The belief that we can predict precise quantitative outcomes is a mistaken one

Red tape is preventing more trees from beautifying our streets✍️ Aphra Brandreth MP
12/08/2025

Red tape is preventing more trees from beautifying our streets

✍️ Aphra Brandreth MP

It should be easier to gain permission to plant on Britain's high streets.

Over 14 years in power, the Tories transformed English education✍️ Harry Phibbs
11/08/2025

Over 14 years in power, the Tories transformed English education

✍️ Harry Phibbs

While Education Secretaries came and went, Nick Gibb remained at his post

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