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A Budget For Growth — But Not Yet Bold Enough

If Chancellor George Osborne wants economic recovery, he must stop the government stifling the “animal spirits” of entrepreneurs

March 28, 2011

Economy·Features·UK Politics

How to Retake the Moral High Ground

Cameron will only break Labour’s monopoly of morality by finding the words and tools to redefine Bush’s compassionate conservatism

March 28, 2011

Features·UK Politics

The GOD Squad’s Whitehall Coup

A constitutional revolution is under way, driven by an unelected cabal led by the Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O’Donnell

March 28, 2011

Constitutional Affairs·Features·UK Politics·Westminster

Secret Deal With South Africa’s Stalinists

Britain quietly allowed anti-apartheid exiles to run guerrilla operations from London as long as they stayed off the streets

March 28, 2011

Africa·Features·UK Politics

Nudge Nudge, Wonk?

David Cameron's endorsement of Behavioural Economics will not make us all happier and is inconsistent with Tory values

December 16, 2010

Counterpoints·Modern Life·UK Politics

University Challenged

Ludicrous red-tape is stifling innovation and inspiration in Universities. Administrators must step aside

December 16, 2010

Academia·Counterpoints·UK Politics

Rentacrowd Lives!

For 8 bucks an hour, you can hire one-size-fits-all protesters in Washington DC.

December 16, 2010

Counterpoints·UK Politics

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

December 16, 2010

Features·UK Politics·Welfare State

Assassin in a Hijab

Roshonara Choudhary's attack on MP Stephen Timms is an example of a growing trend of small-scale, individually-planned terrorism

November 22, 2010

Counterpoints·Islam·UK Politics·War on Terror

The Public Doctrine of Maurice Cowling

The head of the Peterhouse historical school was concerned with finding a British national identity based on truth and Christian commitment

November 22, 2010

Critique·History·Philosophy·UK Politics

Europe, America and the Coalition

Two of the Conservative Party’s most influential thinkers, Nick Boles MP and Daniel Hannan MEP, discuss their contrasting visions with the Editor of Standpoint, Daniel Johnson

November 22, 2010

Dialogue·UK Politics·Westminster

The Costly New Idea of a University

With tuition fees about to triple to make up for the withdrawal of state funding, it is time to reread Coleridge, Bentham and Mill

November 22, 2010

Academia·Education·Features·UK Politics

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