Britain needs assertive foreign policy – not apologias for the past April 10, 2024 A new report urging foreign policy reform seems more interested in hand-wringing about colonialism than facing up to the reality of great power competition, says Ollie Ryan Tucker Every diagnosis of foreign policy today starts with the acknowledgement that great power competition is back on the agenda. We live in ‘unprecedented times’, in a ‘dangerous [...]
It’s time to fight illiberal Scottish hate crime law with a Free Speech Act April 10, 2024 Scotland's new anti-free speech crime law is a wicked product of an increasingly censored society that must be woken up, writes James Price.
AI will produce Britain’s first trillion-pound company April 10, 2024 It’s often claimed that there are no votes in AI, but with the opportunities presented by new technology, this could be the most exciting and expansive time to be in government, says Benedict Macon-Cooney Too much time and energy has gone into the Prime Minister’s AI strategy when “there isn’t a single vote in it,” [...]
Proxy advisors take note: If you want the best, you have to pay up April 10, 2024 Proxy advisors play a valid, and important, role. But their words shouldn’t be treated as gospel, tablets of stone passed down from the self-appointed prophets of corporate governance. The grumbling over a pay increase for Pascal Soriot – or more specifically, the possibility of a pay bump should he meet a series of long-term performance [...]
Scotland’s risible hate crime law is an incentive for the police to fail April 10, 2024 It’s easy to laugh at the latest example of SNP incompetence, but new hate crime laws will have serious consequences – not last for the police’s ability to solve actual crimes, says Paul Ormerod The Scottish hate crime law has been a prominent feature in the media ever since it came into force just over [...]
Why Britain should be spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence April 9, 2024 Fiscal rules must not outweigh our defence priorities – we are facing war and we should be spending like it, says Paul Mason Momentum is building for an increase in UK defence spending. Last week saw the launch of a cross-party “defence pledge”, calling on the government to raise the MOD’s budget from 2.2 per [...]
Inside the furore over the future of the Foreign Office April 9, 2024 A pamphlet by former senior diplomats has triggered an identity crisis: must we cling onto tradition or embrace a new vision of Britain? Lucy Kenningham pontificates
The Notebook: Better education to wave in a personal finance revolution in the UK April 9, 2024 Brian Byrnes, Head of Personal Finance at Moneybox, takes the Notebook pen to talk financial education, running the London marathon and ISAs.
‘How am I doing?’ – the big question mayors are asking of voters April 9, 2024 The dynamics of mayoral races are very different to Westminster election mud-slinging, writes Adam Hawksbee.
A new UK ISA will give British savers a share in our country’s future prosperity April 9, 2024 As we mark the 25th anniversary of the ISA, the government is planning to expand the tax free savings offer to give more people a stake in out country’s success, says Bim Afolami It’s a little-known fact that the majority of ISA holders earn less than £30,000 per year. Not just a tool for the [...]