Anyone who has studied economics knows that 'opportunity cost' is what you don't get when you do something. The alternative so to speak. The opportunity cost of a car might be the foreign holiday you can't have because you have the car. In politics we have
Why does the Labour party consider Jeremy Corbyn to be a Marxist whilst at the same time viewing Labour left wing manifesto as progressive? Marx was writing in the 19th century and his ideas were mauled by among others Lenin and Stalin before being discredited
Gosh it never ceases to amaze us just how 20th century our politicians are. 'Cradle to grave wealth redistributive socialism and nationalisation from Labour as the Tories consolidate the middle ground and make it theirs with some post war one nation Conservatism. The dialogue between the two reflects
Like Trump in the US, Emmanuel Macron sees himself as a visionary, like us starting his own party within the last twelve months. Like Trump, he sees himself as a saviour of the people. Trump boasted that he was going to give power back to the
Sir. Whilst remaining a home seems a sensible thing for 1 million ‘boomerang millennials to do’ given the peculiarities of the modern labour and housing markets we are surprised that there is not more concern about it from the financial services sector. The reason for
Where is the organised and militant if not to say revolutionary industrial working class when you need it? The Labour Party sure as hell would like to find it. However, they are largely responsible for turning the second and third generation of unemployed industrial and
Let us start with the Conservative Party. Probably the only credible party of government in England and Wales. Whilst the Scots Nats are in Government in Scotland they can hardly be described as credible given their obsession with independence and lack of any grown up
Sir. The notion that the British left is in any way “progressive” needs to be challenged. They have highjacked the word for too long. Nicola Sturgeon and others are a little like Canut trying to hold back the tide of actual progressive change by defining
Letter to The Spectator Week commencing 10 April 2017 Sir. Ian Acheson's piece was illuminating, highlighting as it did systemic and managerial failings in the running of British Jails. What baffles us, however, is the notion that there is no effective counter narrative with which to address
Written week commencing 10 March 2017 Street lighting is far more complex an issue than Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) has to date considered it to be. A bit like library closure perhaps. Whilst some rural areas and town centres may either benefit from lights out, allowing