Does Boris understand inflation?
Up to now we’ve seen not the slightest sign the Government takes any responsibility for seeing inflation fall
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Do we really need to overthrow our ‘digital kings’ so that technology can be governed properly?
Jamie Susskind’s The Digital Republic argues that it’s not who owns Twitter that matters, but that Twitter is so powerful in the first place
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This is the most economically Left-wing government we've had since the 1970s
Johnson and Sunak drift from one moment of largesse to the next, hoping their problems will go away if they spend enough of everyone’s money
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Rishi Sunak has taken an anti-conservative approach to inflation
This new levy might work in theory – but only after it causes uncertainty, increases borrowing and raises taxes
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We must prepare the NHS for future pandemics now
It won't be easy to counter future calls for lockdown if we don't think about how to surge NHS capacity
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Why Boris should stay
The Prime Minister has undoubtedly made mistakes in his handling of Covid. But as things stand, those mistakes are dwarfed by his successes
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Boris Johnson's omicron victory should not be forgotten
Amid unsurprising public rage over No10 parties, the decision not to impose further restrictions in December has been stunningly vindicated
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On Covid deaths, Britain is no outlier
The pandemic has been tragic for all, but by the standards of our natural comparators in Europe, Britain's death rate is very much average
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Modellers are heading for a showdown
To make Covid models actually useful for guiding policy their authors urgently need to include economists or other experts in behaviour
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This New Year could mark the beginning of the end for Covid restrictions
Omicron is spreading so fast that many of its consequences are already baked in. The Government has chosen to tough it out
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London's omicron epidemic shows there are reasons to be optimistic
With some common sense and protections for the vulnerable, we should be able to get through this without further restrictions
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This time around, shielding the vulnerable is the only sensible option
We don't need new restrictions. We just need to stop the NHS becoming overwhelmed over the next few weeks
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The Government has broken its side of the bargain
There is no rationale for imposing these restrictions. The Government simply wants to be seen to be doing something
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Introducing a 'woke code' for MPs would represent a flagrant rejection of political liberalism
Forbidding people who disagree with the status quo from being MPs would be a betrayal of democracy
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Britain needs new 'non-woke' universities
Some have proposed new rules enshrining universities’ obligation to protect free expression on campus - another path would be competition
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What goes around comes around? UK won’t suffer the kind of Covid crisis engulfing EU
Once derided for relaxing restrictions as virus cases rose, Britain can now look forward to a relatively better Christmas than in Europe
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