The Capitalist: Trump, tariffs and tech titans


Can Britain strike a deal with President Trump and avoid the looming tariff trap? Why are leaders in the UK and the US falling short of the so-called “Reagan test”? And, could the UK be on the cusp of creating its own billion-pound tech titan?
Join Douglas Carswell from the Mississippi Centre for Public Policy, and James Pethokoukis, author of The Conservative Futurist, as we delve into crucial questions and explore how free market principles can pave the way for future prosperity.


I’m 23. Like many of my friends, I endured the British education system all the way to university: GCSEs, A levels and then an undergraduate degree. Now, with little opportunity to progress in the small town we grew up in, those same friends are now looking to move to a city for work. For some, […]

This week, Nimby Watch is in central London… Okay then, where are we this time? We’re in Belgravia, one of London’s swankiest neighbourhoods. Don’t say I never take you anywhere nice. Okay, fine. But neither one of us can afford anything here, as well you know, and I’m including coffee when I say that. Well… […]

It’s been a wild summer already. Britain’s onto its seventh prime minister in a decade, with Andy Burnham wasting no time rearranging the furniture – and, for part of the week, the postcode – of No 10. Outside Westminster, England gave us their best World Cup run in 60 years, though the trophy itself will […]