A recent article by Nouriel Roubini suggests that an isolationist American policy will inevitably lead to armed conflict. He describes it as the end of…
A recent article by Nouriel Roubini suggests that an isolationist American policy will inevitably lead to armed conflict. He describes it as the end of…
Nobody quite knows what any of these terms mean. One interpretation is that a soft Brexit would maintain access to the customs union and maybe…
Another referendum has come and gone. This time in Italy. A high turnout of voters soundly rejected Matteo Renzi’s proposed constitutional reforms. Renzi will, tomorrow,…
Published in the Financial Times See also our full article Gideon Rachman is right to suggest that a Le Pen victory in France is more…
For the last couple of years, I have been urging everyone who would listen to take seriously the fundamental cultural change that is sweeping the…
The ideas of great men and women usually fall apart because they necessarily have to be implemented by average people. The idea of a collaborative…
Letter to the Editor published in The Economist, 12 November 2016 The issue of central-bank independence is a complex and difficult one (“Hands off”, October…
In September this year we published a book. We titled it “The Death Of Liberal Democracy”. Not many paid much notice. In the wake of…
TAKE BACK CONTROL It was the killer phrase that won the Bexit referendum in June. It was memorable, it was shrill, and it appealed to…
Yes, I voted Remain, so there are some newspapers and politicians who believe I have no right to take part on the rather muddled debate…
There is a limit to how long the ruling class can ignore what voters feel deep in their bones. Or, as we saw in the…
There’s been a lot of talk about the nature of democracy of late in Britain. It has been shaped by the idea that to oppose…