Removing the obstacles to growth
There is strong evidence that planning restrictions, high taxes, and complex regulation all act as drag factors on enterprise and productivity in the UK.
Japan Keeps Thatcher’s Flame Alive While Britain Lets It Die Out
Thatcher's legacy appears to be overlooked in her home country, where it is needed the most during these challenging times while Japan’s first female PM has made her a role model.
Self-government within the union
The surprise and convincing win by Plaid Cymru in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election has set political analysts wondering if it forebodes the break-up of the United Kingdom.
But if it’s that expensive just stop doing it anyway
Offshore windfarm companies may be exempted from new UK nature rules in an attempt to keep down the cost of renewable energy, the Guardian has learned.
Snoopers in High Places
The UK government has a long history of keeping an eye on its citizens, once through opened letters, now through digital surveillance.
Claim about renewables we don’t believe
Jess Ralston, head of energy at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank, said: “Every bit of free wind and sun power that we harness means we need to buy less foreign gas from abroad, boosting our energy security.”
Safer without human error
Ryan Bourne, writing for Cato, produces impressive statistics in favour of driverless cars.
Whaaat? Less supply pushes up prices?
Average private rents in Great Britain have climbed to record highs, with the amount tenants are being asked to pay in some hotspots rising more than 25% in a year, data shows.