James Graham is senior researcher, financial freedoms at the Prosperity Institute.
From our UK edition
On Tuesday, I was walking from my home in Clapham towards the Common, as I do most evenings, when I encountered a large crowd of young people – nearly all wearing puffer jackets and face coverings. Their presence was menacing enough that I changed my route and hoped that they would have dispersed by the time
From our UK edition
As anyone familiar with Irish folklore knows, it’s a fool’s errand to look for Leprechaun gold at the end of the rainbow. Luckily, in Ulster there is a pot of gold which is far more attainable. Curraghinalt, in Northern Ireland’s Sperrin mountains, is currently sitting on top of the largest gold deposit ever discovered in
From our UK edition
Last week, a new report by the Institute for Economic Affairs argued that the cost of transitioning to net zero could be billions – even trillions – more than some government forecasts. That may sounds worrying, yet in many ways it still understates the problem. Net zero isn’t just hurting our energy sector, it has a complete stranglehold over
From our UK edition
The glitz and glow of the Christmas period, from gently twinkling lights to the fireworks of New Year, is something we look forward to every year. Yet through the years, the season seems to have lost a little of its magic. Things sparkle a little less than they once did. Is it just nostalgia to
From our UK edition
My train pulled up at the Manchester Piccadilly platform and suddenly I was staring at what is apparently the largest Pride flag in the UK. Avanti’s ‘Progress Train’ is emblazoned with the latest iteration of the ‘Progress Pride’ flag – which dutifully incorporates ethnic minorities, transgender people and STD-sufferers. The more a company chooses to focus
From our UK edition
Stock exchanges around the world compete with each other to entice the most exciting companies to sell their shares on their markets, via Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). London was once the financial capital of the world, and a leader in IPOs. Now it has fallen to number 23 in the global IPO rankings, having been surpassed
From our UK edition
Politicians have spent years talking about the need to create ‘green jobs’. In many ways they have succeeded: there are now nearly 700,000 people employed in green jobs in the UK. But while the likes of Ed Miliband may think this is a victory, the reality is that many of these jobs are a product of government subsidy,
From our UK edition
British schoolchildren spend more time learning about the American civil rights movement than the English Civil War. An entire generation has been taught, by omission as much as intent, to believe that our past and shared inheritance has little value, and that Britain has been a force for ill in the world. The Twelfth is
From our UK edition
Pride month has finally come to an end. Did you notice? There has definitely been a reduction in the number of parades, banners, and flags this year. As Gareth Roberts wrote here, Pride has been damaged by its internal contradictions and the Supreme Court’s common-sense ruling on what a woman is. Why are brands still
From our UK edition
Legal & General is Britain’s largest asset manager, with over £1 trillion on its books. Every pound it manages should be dedicated to achieving the highest possible returns. This matters a lot: L&G manages over five million pensions in the UK. But in recent years, the asset manager has been particularly concerned with fashionable causes,
