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.

Sadly, it seems to be those most interested in climate change - in stopping it - who have the hardest time grasping the logic.

Will megafunds really put an extra £6,000 in the average pension? No.

Of course we’re against the Food Foundation. Not just their recommendations on things but upon the very idea that anyone takes note of them.

Margaret Thatcher is demonized by the Left for showing that free market policies work, which is more than can be said for Socialist ones.

It appears that the Chancellor’s sums are not adding up - how unlike a real economist that is, eh?

Some in the anti-alcohol and anti-tobacco lobby have their sights set on the traditional British pub.

Amis was referring specifically to universities but we can widen this a bit to government involvement in education itself:

Most people would agree on the Twentieth Century’s most evil leaders with relative ease. The benign ones are harder to agree upon.

People should confront their family members who read news from “nefarious” sources, suggests the environmentalist Mike Berners-Lee.

Despite the frisson we all feel for the straight-talking from the toolmaker’s son.

There are things that are logically true and yet somewhat difficult politically. This is just another of those reasons why we’re not wholly enamoured with politics as a way of running things.