Rich people are leaving the UK, mostly because of punitive taxes, but also because the country is breaking down and the quality of life is lower than they would like.

A claim here about changes to disability benefits:

Although all existing universal credit claimants and new claimants with severe or terminal conditions will now be protected, from next year other claimants with limited health capacity for work will see monthly awards cut from £423.27 to £217.26.

A populist manifesto in the UK would likely tap into widespread public disillusionment with the political establishment, economic hardship, and cultural grievances.

Taxpayers would save up to £5bn next year if Andrew Bailey overhauls the Bank of England’s controversial programme of bond sales, analysts have calculated.

You can be pessimistic or optimistic about the future, depending partly on events, trends and predictions, and partly on temperament.optimistuic

As we’ve pointed out a number of times here the heart of the climate change decision is simple enough.

“It’s like raaaaain on your wedding day!” and so on through a list of things that are not, in fact, ironic they’re just a tad annoying.

Because we understand this, anticipating problems should be part of technological development itself.

In the run-up to her crunch autumn budget, Rachel Reeves will seek to recruit a heavyweight economic adviser after the role of John Van Reenen is reduced.

Those who adhere to the Gold Standard, nicknamed gold bugs, do so because the quantity of gold cannot be manipulated by politicians.

The climate change problem always was weaning industrial society off fossil fuels. Do that and - as the IPCC itself points out - we’re done.

There is a general impression, whether true or not, that the UK is now a fractured society with widespread discourtesy, too easy a resort to casual violence, to theft (including shoplifting) and a readiness to feel insulted and abused by any form of criticism.