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The Telegraph has launched a new campaign against Labour's housebuilding plans| CapX
Since 1944, humanity has been discovering mortal perils at a troubling rate. The Second World War, of course, was ended partly by the first offensive use of the nuclear bomb. Following the war, the US and the USSR amassed vast stockpiles of ever-more powerful warheads, with the Soviets also embarking on a massive biological weapons […] The post How to stop the end of civilisation appeared first on CapX.| CapX
I’m a former RAF pilot. I’ve written books and made films about Nelson, Churchill and the Battle of Britain. I’m reliably on the ‘Oh come off it!’ side when empire-bashing academics bang on about reparations for slavery or present my country as the great villain of global history. And yet my recently published book, ‘1945: […] The post The untold story of the Second World War appeared first on CapX.| CapX
A recent report by the Constitution Society highlights an important and concerning trend in British democracy: our elections are increasingly blighted by low turnout. In last year’s general election, more than four in 10 eligible voters didn’t cast a ballot. . This really matters, not just for democratic legitimacy, but because the disparity as to […] The post Could sausages save democracy? appeared first on CapX.| CapX
Last Thursday, the Bank of England pulled off a remarkable feat: it cut interest rates and still managed to spook the markets. The Monetary Policy Committee scraped through a 5–4 majority for a quarter-point cut to 4%, only succeeding on a second attempt. One member, Alan Taylor, had initially argued for twice as much. The […] The post Bond traders know that Britain’s in trouble appeared first on CapX.| CapX
Labour’s long march against British prosperity continues. Indeed, the last week has seen a deluge of statistics that read like the worst school report imaginable. Figures published in the last few days had Labour trailing behind Reform UK in almost every poll. The proportion of the public with a positive view of Keir Starmer has […] The post How Labour took your job appeared first on CapX.| CapX
Keir Starmer is apparently drawing up plans for a second planning bill to follow his Government’s flagship legislation, currently stuck in the Lords. That’s a welcome recognition that the current strategy isn’t working. The latest figures on planning applications show that Labour will fall a staggering 480,000 properties short of its promise to build 1.5 […] The post Britain can’t build – and Starmer won’t fix it appeared first on CapX.| CapX
I love trees. They are not just an environmental asset that sequester carbon – they are pillars of beauty and biodiversity. In our towns and cities, a row of trees can transform a dull road into a leafy avenue that becomes beloved by those who walk, cycle or drive down it. For all of these […] The post It’s time to prune Britain’s overgrown regulations appeared first on CapX.| CapX
On July 28, more than 30 so-called ‘top economists’ called for a wealth tax in the UK. Glance at the list of signatories and you’ll see the usual names who oppose almost any market reform: Thomas Piketty, Ha-Joon Chang and Martín Guzmán. Ironically, just over a year ago, many of them signed another letter warning […] The post Why do we listen to economists who are always wrong? appeared first on CapX.| CapX
‘You had 14 years in power,’ runs the refrain. ‘What did the Conservatives achieve?’ Often it is those with a Conservative outlook who are the most exasperated. After all, it wasn’t just that the Conservatives failed in their promise to reverse Gordon Brown’s legacy of high spending, tax and borrowing. They presided as all those […] The post Meet the man who saved England’s schools appeared first on CapX.| CapX
The Telegraph has launched a new campaign against Labour's housebuilding plans| CapX
The quality of our data becomes more important the more vital the decisions are| CapX
Human ingenuity is our greatest asset.| CapX
Sweden offers a potent historical parallel – both revealing and alarming| CapX
Ross Greer's plans will hobble the island's tourist industry.| CapX
Starmer's 'EU reset' has brought us dangerously close stifling British competition| CapX
Labour have replaced a bad regulator with an even larger one| CapX
Labour have cloaked their suffrage expansion in democratic virtue – they're not fooling us| CapX
The Government has caved in to Nimbys and the green lobby| CapX
We need to ask ourselves what types of behaviour we want to be more prevalent| CapX
Fresh analysis of historical texts has revealed the origin of economic liberalism| CapX
The Prime Minister’s drive for AI, announced this week, is commendable. AI can, if appropriately used, lead to a significant improvement in productivity. It is often said that while people may not lose their jobs to AI, they will lose their job to someone who knows how to use it. However, your AI search requires […]| CapX
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