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The City That Doesn't Build
Despite the clear need for more houses in London, the capital is building at less than a quarter of the per capita rate of the rest of England, according to new analysis published by the Centre for Policy Studies.
The City That Doesn’t Build
The Corruption of Liberalism
Melanie Phillips looks at the definition of liberalism in society, and why the government needs to revert back to true liberalism where constraints are necessary to allow institutions to properly function.
The Future of Europe
MP for Folkestone and Hythe, Michael Howard MP looks at the European Union and suggests that it must adopt flexibility with a new approach in order to keep the allegiance of the European people.
The Performance of Privatisation Vol. III: Privatisation and Efficiency
Does anyone today doubt that the privatised industries are now more ‘efficient’ than they were when they were in state hands?
What is a Conservative?
The origins of the Whig-Tory dichotomy can be traced to the reign of Richard II at the end of the fourteenth century, with the King himself, who took an elevated view of the royal prerogative, speaking for the Tories, and John of Gaunt, with his notions f an ideally-constituted English community, speaking for the Whigs.
The Key to Higher Living Standards
In May 1979 when Margaret Thatcher won her first general election the print unions were in dispute with the management of The Times and The Sunday Times. The printers’ would was transformed a few years later; but in 1979 printers still had the power to prevent the publication of any newspaper for up to a year.
Standards of Arithmetic: How to correct the decline
Concern about standards of arithmetic in British schools is not new. As long ago as 1977 a survey of 8,000 sixteen year-olds by the institute of Mathematics showed significant weakness in basic computational skills with, for example, 25% of London’s sixteen year-old school children unable to multiply 6 by 79 even with a pencil and paper.
The inaugural Keith Joseph Memorial Lecture – Lady Thatcher
Keith Joseph, in whose honour this Lecture is delivered, had the charm of a hundred paradoxes. He was a modest man; but, unlike so many modest men, he had really nothing to be modest about.
Reading Fever: Why Phonics must come first
Once upon a time I wished to write a book called Reading Fever. The title alluded to the little earthquake of excitement that seizes children along with the insight that print consists of speech written down in a coded sequence of letters – and who then begin to read any and all print that swims into their ken: household packaging, street signs, newsprint.
Pensions in the 21st Century: Why we must change the regulatory regime
Culture change cannot be encouraged unless and until the pensions industry is significantly deregulated. The regulatory regime imposed after the mis-selling scandal is too restrictive.
Labour’s Federal Agenda for Europe
European unity has always had a certain appeal for the Left. To the ideals of international solidarity and co-operation among workers is added the attraction of a “social Europe”. This has removed one of the greatest difficulties faced by socialist planners: that of competition from more efficient economies.
Culture in the Classroom: A Personal View
Here is something of an educational scandal. At first sight, readers who have no first-hand experience of the culture in our classrooms may well find that Irina Tyk’s recommendations are so full of clear, simple sense that they should not need to be said.
A Conservative Agenda: Proposals for a fifth term
The nations of the European Union are some of the richest in the world. They are also the most highly taxed, the most highly regulated and the most indebted. During the next century, governments must contain ever-expanding welfare demands – which could only be financed by a declining population of taxpayers – so that industry can maintain its competitiveness.
Conservative Britain in the 21st Century
There is a temptation to believe that with the passing of a Labour Party publically and unequivocally committed to socialism, to anti-nuclear policies and to proposals for the wholesale nationalisation of the main elements of the British economy, that this election is somehow less important to the future of Britain than the four that have preceded it.
The Performance of Privatisation Vol. II: Privatisation and its Effect on the Exchequer
In the accompanying report, National Economic Research Associates (NERA) has presented the findings of the first independent analysis of the effect of privatisation on the exchequer. The performance of 33 companies has been analysed.
The Performance of Privatisation Vol. I: The Question of Safety
In its analysis of employee safety, NERA concludes that the post-privatisation record has been impressive.
Blair’s Gurus: An examination of Labour’s rhetoric
David Willetts MP investigates the rhetoric of New Labour and finds that, while it may be conventional, it is certainly not wise.
