Economics

The economy: could I be wrong?

Since the Global Financial Crisis, I have feared a fiscal and monetary disaster. I find myself challenged to ask whether we might muddle through…

Apr 14 • Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA

The Numbers the Chancellor Reads Out Are Fiction

The Treasury invents a number. The Chancellor reads it out. The taxpayer pays when it turns out to be fiction.

Apr 8 • Harry Richer

Lord Jon Moynihan | Britain Unleashed: Returning to Growth

Watch now | Lord Jon Moynihan's full address to the Fighting for a Free Future event 'Britain Unleashed: Returning to Growth'.

Apr 2

15:45

Lord David Frost | Britain Unleashed: Returning to Growth

Watch now | Lord David Frost's full address at the Fighting for a Free Future event 'Britain Unleashed: Returning to Growth'.

Apr 1

14:00

Can we please stop the nonsense about Brexit?

No, Brexit has not hit GDP by 8%. No, joining the Customs Union is not a good idea. And no, taking economic regulations with no say is not a benefit…

Mar 24 • Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA

You Can Be “Progressive” and Economically Liberal

Misconceptions about Scandinavian social democracies are widely held but wrong, writes Viggo Terling.

Mar 18 • Viggo Terling

Liar! Liar! Pants on fire.

On truth, lies, politics and politicians.

Dec 2, 2025 • Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA

When is a Budget not a Budget?

At the Budget last week, the Chancellor announced a tax grab on hard working Brits to fund handouts. Even worse, she has been caught in a clear lie…

Dec 1, 2025 • Temple Melville

Budget 2025: Labour is doing the worst kind of austerity

Austerity is the bill that arrives after years of fiscal mismanagement. It is not a moral choice but a consequence.

Nov 27, 2025 • Mani Basharzad

Budget 2025: let's break free from this doom loop

As the Chancellor prepares her Budget, the nation confronts uncomfortable truths about decades of monetary manipulation, bloated government spending and…

Nov 25, 2025 • Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA

Milei's Argentina: One month on from the midterms

As Milei continues to nurture and grow the Argentine economy, America and China fight for influence with the world's only libertarian state.

Nov 24, 2025 • Luke Lucas

Why Do We Trust The Government So Much?

Most people don't seem to like the Government, and trust is at a record low. Yet we still want to see more from Government. Why?

Nov 19, 2025 • Liam Noble Shearer

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