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Will HuttonThe Guardian |
There is much to admire about the US. The great French social observer Alexis de Tocqueville, nearly 200 years ago, lauded its commitment to civic...
One of the baleful dimensions of our times is the way that the conversation about what constitutes the good society is framed by the rich and their...
There is a consensus among economists that a precondition for higher growth is higher levels of investment, and that one of the most certain ways...
Britain is a wealthy country, but the gap between our richest and poorest 10% is now, the US excepted, the highest in the developed world....
Writing a book with a provocative title has its risks. In This Time No Mistakes : How to Remake Britain I argue that the government must escape...
Stuck. Too many Britons are stuck in neighbourhoods they find unlovely and depressing, jobs that are going nowhere and lives with too little sense...
Once again, the nation is coping with the disastrous consequences of a dysfunctional state and a corresponding public philosophy – one that...
Just how bad is the economy? The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, warns that hard choices on tax, spending and borrowing need to be made on 30 October...
We live in an era of private dynasties. America’s billionaires are worth a cool $5.5tn at the last count. Three – Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Tesla’s...
The chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement of a far-going review into Britain’s pension fund system has the potential to rival Gordon Brown’s...