Governments do not, in fact, control prices
One of those little sadnesses for planners everywhere. Of course governments can try to control prices and they often do so.
Young people and socialism
There are several overlapping reasons why younger people often find socialism appealing, and one of the leading ones is their idealism and openness to new ideas.
If we could remind - stock market indices are not inflation adjusted
There are those for whom the partisan political narrative is all of course.
How glorious this bankruptcy is!
Yes, of course, it’s wholly correct to have some empathy for those who are to lose their jobs and incomes here.
We tend to think this isn’t a problem
Ridding ourselves of fossil fuels has been a tortuously ponderous process and, in the current political era, one that can seem to be in full retreat.
A Culture of Fear
Over the last century, British society has shifted, from a brave and risk-taking society, to one relying on a paternalistic state to guarantee success, safety, and mediocrity.
Beauty? Pah! Houses with decent gardens
Beauty must be a priority for new council homes to avoid a repeat of the “eyesore” housing estates of the 1960s, a report has said.
Competition and prices
As Adam Smith said, “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.”
Why recycle if there’s a cost to recycling?
We do - no, really, we do - grasp the point of recycling.
How do posh people stay ahead?
The pronunciation of "off" as "awf" is a posh-ism that's been fading for a while now.
Intellectual property theft
Chinese copies of Western designs are well known, including the C919 passenger jet that seems uncannily similar to the Airbus 320 family and the Boeing 737.