When Baroness Hallett published her Module 2 report of the Covid-19 Inquiry on 20 November, declaring that the government’s response was ‘too little, too late’ and that 23,000 lives could have been saved by locking down one week earlier, I found myself reflecting on the surreal years I spent as Head of Research for the […]
Britain stands on a precipice. Not of a recession or political upheaval, but complete systemic collapse. The arithmetic is clear and unforgiving: the implication of the last Government Actuary’s Department report is that the UK will default on welfare commitments, including all pension commitments, by 2043-44, as the National Insurance Fund runs dry. With debt […]
As governments across the globe scramble to advance climate agendas, the climate policy debate is dominated by government targets and activist demands. Yet, the engine of real progress – the private sector – remains largely overlooked. While I possess some scepticism of the ‘Net Zero’ target, it is currently enshrined in UK law. Similarly, with […]
