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…
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…
This report looks at what an ideal Brexit negotiating strategy for the UK might be and indeed, what a good outcome from the Article 50…
In our report on Quantitative Easing, we urged for a debate on the effects of monetary policy and what is the appropriate approach to central…
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…
“The objectives are what are set by the politicians. The policies are done by technocrats. We are not going to take instruction on our policies…
It was the usual exercise in the unpredictable event followed by the tediously predictable response. In her conference speech the Prime Minister announced she was…
Patrick Wintour, the Guardian’s diplomatic editor reports on our fringe meeting at Conservative party conference in Birmingham. Extract A new American isolationism and the transformation…
We hear it all the time. Politicians who belong to the main political parties decry the rise of ‘populism’. When asked about the seemingly inexorable…
Conservative Party Autumn Conference, Hall 11b, Birmingham ICCSince the Iraq War at least, what foreign policy should look like has not corresponded to an easy…
Since 1980, membership of trade unions as a proportion of the total working population has been halved, from around 50% then to about a quarter…
Trade unionism faces difficult challenges in the years ahead. The unionised working population of Great Britain is roughly half of what it was a few…
Technology has not only improved our ability to communicate, it is leading to deep cultural transformation that will redefine how we do politics and what…