Tim Worstall Tim Worstall

But what if the people don’t want to do it?

Experts have criticised a “lost decade” of progress on parental rights after Guardian research suggested that fewer than one in 60 public sector workers are sharing leave with their partners when they have a baby.

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Opportunity matters more than equality

Commentators, particularly those of a leftist persuasion, often focus on inequality, but for most people the opportunity to better their lot matters more to them than does the pursuit of greater equality.

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Introducing competition

During the wave of privatizations that happened during the Thatcher and Major years, great stress was made upon transferring the ownership of industries and utilities from the public to the private sector.

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Tim Worstall Tim Worstall

Another one of those scares

Experts have warned that the world’s ability to feed itself is under threat from the “chaos” of extreme weather caused by climate change.

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Blanket bans

Politicians sometimes rush to propose a blanket ban of something because a few people abuse it.

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