Published by CapX (13th December 2016) In these divided days, the existence of a crisis in social care is one of the few areas of consensus. Labour has […]
Aid / Economics
Prosperity is about more than just money
Published by CapX (3rd November, 2016) Shortly after becoming prime minister six years ago, David Cameron reiterated his much-mocked idea of a national happiness index. ‘It’s high time […]
Economics / Europe / European Union / Politics
The full cost of Brexit is now becoming clear
Published by CapX (23rd November, 2016) Economists are not known for unity of outlook when predicting the future. But before June’s vote on Brexit, almost all agreed on […]
Aid / Economics
Politicians must stand up for the glories of globalisation
Published by CapX (27th October, 2016) The Belgian region of Wallonia was once called the crossroads of Europe. It sent arms to Spain in medieval times, then became […]
Economics / Technology
The not-so-strange death of The Independent
Published by CapX (12th February, 2016) When The Independent launched in 1986, I was working on a weekly newspaper in the West Midlands with fuzzy ambitions to reach […]
Economics / Politics
Why the Tories should take Miliband’s attack on business seriously
Published by CapX (5th June, 2015) It is still less than one month since that astonishing election result, but already the idea of Ed Miliband as prime minister […]
Arts / Economics / Film / Technology
Britain is winning the star wars
Published by CapX (7th May, 2015) What more could a chancellor have wanted on the eve of an election? No wonder George Osborne looked so pleased when he […]
Africa / Nigeria
An election that symbolises change across a continent
Published by CapX (6th April, 2015) The message to his country is simple: ‘Don’t expect miracles.’ These are wise words from Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s septuagenarian new leader surveys […]