By Ewen Stewart – 6 minute read THE VEIL has been lifted. The former Chancellor Philip Hammond has admitted what we all knew. Party politics and gaining perceived short term political advantage is far more important than running the country even half sensibly.
By Ewen Stewart – 4 minute read I AM NOT a regular reader of the New Statesman but was drawn to a recent article claiming the tax system embeds wealth – ignoring the evidence the UK is not the unequal nation so many claim, here's how...
By Ewen Stewart – 6 minute read – WE ARE tossing aside the pillars that made us free, affluent and prosperous – for the whims of policymakers fixated by short term expediency and cowardice. As others create and grow we urgently need to rediscover the bedrock of what made our civilisation prosper so mightily.
By Ewen Stewart – 6 minute read – This country faces a new existential challenge. In comparison, Brexit is small beer...
By Ewen Stewart – 3 minute read IT IS individuals like Mark Carney that are directly responsible for today’s inflation. Brexit doesn’t even come near. Tragically he shows no contrition, instead doubling down on his own failure.
