“Queen’s Speech focused on increasing ‘state intervention,’ not plans to make people freer” By Mark Littlewood, courtesy of the Institute of Economic Affairs The Queen’s Speech makes clear the government’s commitment to negotiate and secure free trade agreements with the European Union and the rest of the world. The plans set out […]
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Tax Cuts Are Lovely, But For Heavens’ Sake Spread Them Around
Conservative proposals to slash UK income taxes represent a welcome vote in favor of investment and job growth, but some of the schemes from leading Tories – read, Boris Johnson – are too top-heavy, doling out relief to high earners while offering the struggling middle class scraps. That’s according to Katie Andrews of the Institute […]
It Was Always Going To End In Tears (P.S. It Will Never End)
By Erik Sass, TES Editor-in-Chief In so many ways, Theresa May’s tearful final departure as UK prime minister is classic Brexit: long expected but long delayed, it is a dramatic event that changes nothing, an emotional milestone marking progress to nowhere, a final statement that only serves to raise more […]