Five Myths and a Menace
Adam Smith’s invisible hand is lifting us out of recession, but globalisation can be snuffed out again by protectionism
Last Post for a Global Power
Britain’s Strategic Defence and Security Review is cutting vital parts of the armed forces. It must be changed before events change it for us
Back to Beveridge or Welfare Will Go Bust
Iain Duncan Smith has made a good start on reform but he needs to restore the insurance principle
Warning to the US: Don’t Play by Islamic Rules
The Ground Zero mosque debate shows America, like Britain, pursuing the chimera of attempting to reform Islam
Thank God for the Glory of Gas
Britain takes for granted the benefits that natural gas has brought but they are miraculous
Renewables Won’t Keep the Lights On
If you thought that wind power would be affordable, think again
Playtime is Over for Governors
Who will want to volunteer to sit on school boards in the harsh new education climate?
Melancholy Monuments of Chivalry
From Cyprus and Anatolia to Rhodes, the Levant’s castles bear witness to the struggle for supremacy between East and West