Our deputy editor Henry Hill discusses the political allure — and economic illusion — of a wealth tax on The Capitalist podcast, produced by CapX.
There may be good arguments why we do not want to trade with a country or, at the least, putting barriers in place. We should certainly be sanctioning Russia, and there are good reasons to be wary about China. But these are not cost free choices.
Crony capitalism often disguises itself as a commitment to economic efficiency or national interest, but its effects are clear. Both here and in the states some companies have not only amassed unprecedented economic power but have also shaped policies to their advantage.
Truly free and fair markets, operating under the democratic governance of nations operating in the interests of their citizens, are the surest route to prosperity.
Labour is likely to turbocharge the ESG and DEI agenda. Their proposed Race Equality Act would accelerate DEI in the workplace and burden all companies with the sort of diversity reporting the FCA wants to impose on the City.
How convenient for the Davos class to be able to prate about equality, diversity and inclusiveness, and to believe itself virtuous.
The UK still a country prioritises freedom. But its citizens are far more deferential to the state than their American cousins – and the language of freedom is far less ideological and far more personal.
Though they may seem to run against Conservative principles, they are a valuable legal mechanism. They can be a part of the solution to the housing crisis.
Under Blair, the party rejected its own traditions and signed up instead to the global, liberal economic order.
Free market reforms need to be bold and implemented rapidly if they are to have the best chance of being a proven success by the next General Election.
If local authorities really thought there was backing for Council Tax increases, they wouldn’t dodge holding referendums.
The notion that businesses should focus less on profit for shareholders and more on social issues has been tested to its limits.
The Industrial Revolution wrought enormous change, enriching the country and its people. It was a force for global good and thank goodness for it.
The questions of our time do not call for a form of “new capitalism” (a label often used for the oldest statism). They do call instead for an open-minded reading of classics that still have much to tell us.