A lawyer called Stephen Kinsella (and not the economist of the same name) takes to the pages of the Independent to demand he be charged higher taxes.

Well, yes, but it’s worth really learning our history so that we can, in fact, repeat it. The incoming Tory Party then came off the gold standard and thus the pound devalued.

To describe Richard Murphy as a tax expert is a category error. But beyond mere jeering it’s necessary to grasp his misunderstanding of pensions.

The Laffer Curve is a concept in economics that illustrates a theoretical relationship between tax rates and tax revenue.

Rachel Reeves is set to announce £15.6 billion for transport projects outside London in an attempt to tackle a surge in support for Reform UK.

There is a strong case for suggesting that we should be more concerned about real poverty than about inequality.

So, what are we going to do about the state eating everything?

Given renewed interest in the idea from across the water, it could be time to revisit this and see if a modern version might have traction.

It’s not true that all and everything done by past governments is or has been wrong. Sadly, government can’t even gain a perfect record in that, being wholly and totally wrong always.

It’s Morton’s fork for poor old Blighty.

The last quarter of the 20th century (roughly 1975–2000) was not a good one for many Latin Americans.  Numerous governments in South and Central America were responsible for widespread illegal killings, often tied to state repression, civil wars, military dictatorships, and counterinsurgency operations.

Britons could be forced to give details of their jobs, earnings and health status to officials as a slump in responses to surveys undermines Whitehall’s ability to judge the state of the economy.