Barclays announced at the beginning of August that its pre-tax profits for the first half of 2024 have reached a staggering £4.2 billion. In comparison,…
“It was not the highly visible acts of Congress but the seemingly mundane and often nontransparent actions of regulatory agencies that empowered the great transformation…
Matthew d’Ancona is correct to say in The promise and the threat (TNE #396) that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules will “as things stand” see…
‘There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction.’ – John F. Kennedy. From Pensions…
Everyone agrees our pension system is in crisis – “so, what is the solution?” they ask. And therein lies the problem. Labour, should they become…
In the first seven months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, net interest (payments minus income) on the federal debt reached $514 billion, exceeding spending on both…
CLICK HERE to watch the replay of our Meet the Leaders event with Will Hutton and Vicky Pryce, where they discussed how an alternative economic…
We face a very uncertain future in UK unless we adopt radically new ideas. Yet we have a government without inspiration, which repeats the same…
Recently I was asked my opinion on what role companies can play in moving towards a future of more ‘sustainable consumption’. The term ‘sustainable consumption’…
In 2022, the state of California celebrated a record budget surplus of $97.5 billion. Two years later, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, this surplus has…
“Effective governments create opportunities for citizens to thrive, building thefoundation of national development and prosperity.” This is one of the statements underpinning the Chandler Good Government Index. The…
Commission launched by thinktank Radix and law firm Shoosmiths wants submissions from experts in the planning, development and housing sectors A commission looking into addressing…