[ad_1] With every week that passes, Sir Keir Starmer appears more and more determined to make the flip-flopper label stick. We might have expected that a Labour leader after 13…
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There’s only one way to save Britain from bankruptcy – but you might not like it
[ad_1] That means unblocking planning rules – and scrapping judicial reviews if necessary – to start building again. We need to relax our net zero targets, putting a stop to…
Stagnating Britain is no country for the young and ambitious
[ad_1] It is an achievement of sorts. If the only aspiration is to stay level with a rapidly deindustrialising Germany, and to prove the IMF’s seemingly gleeful predictions of post-Brexit…
The first desertions from Canary Wharf should strike fear in Britain’s financial centres
[ad_1] We can’t force people to stay. If they don’t need the office any more, there is no point in renting it. Instead, we need a plan to make business…
Britain’s slavish devotion to the NHS is crushing the economy
[ad_1] This could have catastrophic economic consequences. For a start, it will bring a disincentive effect, driving people to emigrate to other countries with more favourable tax regimes. We are…
The remnants of online fashion empires are not worth fighting over
[ad_1] Meanwhile THG is down by a mere 90pc since its peak, helped by takeover speculation. Put them all together, and the sector has completely crashed, and shows little sign…
Russia’s transformation into a wholly-owned subsidiary of China is now complete
[ad_1] We learned recently that the Kremlin has signed a secret order that will allow officials to seize the assets of “naughty” Western companies at cut price rates and is…
Labour’s sinister plan to cook the books will leave all of us poorer
[ad_1] According to the Office for National Statistics, PSNW shows a deficit of “only” £605 billion, instead of the £2.5 trillion as measured by the actual amount of money we…
We’re squandering billions on a robot revolution that will not come
[ad_1] That is despite vast amounts of investment. In 2021, the venture capital industry poured $17bn (£13bn) into the sector, and almost as much last year, and that is just…