Economist debate

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the debate on the increase in National Insurance Contributions for the self-employed is that it lays bare the lie that people are happier to pay more tax to fund the NHS. In December, the Guardian reported Lib Dem leader…

I was at a dinner last night with a number of political journalists and, among others, Roland Rudd, who is running the campaign to stay in Europe. I asked Mr. Rudd the following question: "It seems to me that one of the arguments to leave…

There's been some interesting Twitter fall-out since yesterday's debate in parliament on FOBTs, which deserves a longer blog with many more points than this if only there were the time. Rather than write nothing at all until the moment has passed and it is all…