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Source: Right Angle | Published: January 12, 2013 - 3:22 am
Welcome to image alignment! The best way to demonstrate the ebb and flow of the various image positioning options is to nestle them snuggly among an ocean of words. Grab a paddle and let’s get started. On the topic of alignment, it should be noted that users can choose from the options of None, Left, Right, and Center. In […] Read more »
Source: Right Angle | Published: January 11, 2013 - 3:15 am
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Source: Right Angle | Published: January 9, 2013 - 4:00 pm
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Source: Right Angle | Published: January 5, 2013 - 6:00 pm
Verify that: The post title renders the word “with” in italics and the word “markup” in bold. The post title markup should be removed from the browser window / tab. Read more »
Source: Right Angle | Published: January 5, 2013 - 5:00 pm
This post should display a featured image, if the theme supports it. Non-square images can provide some unique styling issues. This post tests a vertical featured image. Read more »
Source: Right Angle | Published: March 15, 2012 - 10:36 pm
The government is right to spend substantially to offset the lockdowns and other anti pandemic measures, all the time they stop people working or prevent businesses trading. Once they do at last remove the regulations which damage jobs and the economy there should be a sharp fall in public spending and a large rise in… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 7, 2021 - 5:09 am
Let me have an other go at explaining why I think we should be more worried about the balance of payments deficit than about the state deficit which seems to attract all the attention. The state deficit will be financed primarily by UK savers. It means the state can spend a bit more and individuals… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 6, 2021 - 5:08 am
I welcome the extension of help to individuals and companies. All the time people cannot go to work or businesses cannot trade and all the time that there are pandemic regulations and social distancing that impede people going about their normal business, it is vital that the Government offer alternative income and support. I am… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 5, 2021 - 1:51 pm
The Chancellor is calling for ideas on what new fiscal rules should be applied to the UK economy as it seeks to recover from the pandemic shock. One of the surprises in the official figures released with the budget was to see the traditional table showing the next five years figures against the targets of… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 5, 2021 - 5:07 am
I was sent this from the Fishing Minister: Love Seafood Campaign The Trade and Cooperation Agreement has set a new relationship with the EU on fisheries. This marks an important step in the right direction. Over the course of the last year we’ve taken our independent seat at the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations,… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 4, 2021 - 4:35 pm
The OBR forecasts yesterday do not show a sufficiently sustained investment boost from the private sector. They also show a continuing high balance of payments deficit. The forecasts may be too pessimistic, but it does highlight an opportunity which the government could grasp. The Chancellor rightly wants to lead a big investment revival. He is… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 4, 2021 - 7:45 am
As expected the OBR cut their forecast of borrowing in the year to March 2021. They have lopped £39bn off the total compared to the November forecast and may still find their figure a bit high with only one month left to go. In contrast they have raised their borrowing forecast for 2021-22, partly… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 3, 2021 - 2:41 pm
There have been many mini budgets over the last year. Never have the official figures for the outlook changed so drastically so rapidly, as forecasters rushed to bring their estimates in line with the big lurches in activity created by anti pandemic policies. Today we await new forecasts from the Office of Budget Responsibility. We… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 3, 2021 - 5:06 am
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much bed capacity has been reduced by to improve infection control in hospitals in England during the covid-19 outbreak. (156227) Tabled on: 22 February 2021 Answer: Edward Argar: The latest data shows that the average daily number of beds open overnight… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 2, 2021 - 1:53 pm
The UK government’s decision to announce an end to diesel and petrol car production by the end of this decade is speeding up the need for many decisions about the future of this important industry. Yesterday the Business Secretary had to talk to the Commons about the future of Ellesmere Port, where Vauxhall has been… Read more »
Source: John Redwood's Diary | Published: March 2, 2021 - 5:05 am
Ashworth rather unconvincingly denies the party has u-turned on taxes (they have), before he zeroes in on Rishi’s tax hikes: “The idea that the Tory party is a low tax party is for the birds, this is a high taxing party putting up taxes on hard working families when we are not even out of […] Read more »
Source: Guido Fawkes | Published: March 7, 2021 - 10:37 am
Rishi has now got the Conservative Party into a position where their MPs will be voting for higher income taxes and the Labour Party will be voting for people to keep more of their take home earnings. Politically and strategically foolish. Read more »
Source: Guido Fawkes | Published: March 7, 2021 - 9:24 am
Laurence Fox has announced he is to run for London Mayor as his own Reclaim Party’s candidate, promising an immediate end to lockdown “to save London jobs and firms”. The candidacy launch comes at the same time as new polling done by his party shows over half of all Londoners want lockdown ended by May, with […] Read more »
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Source: Guido Fawkes | Published: March 6, 2021 - 7:30 am
This week, the EU apparently signalled a major departure from its previously held dogma on free markets, trade and “vaccine nationalism”. In July 2020, the Government made headlines by announcing that it had been offered (and opted out of) membership of the European Union’s vaccine development and rollout scheme, a significant health and public-relations risk, […] The post The sweet, sweet irony of the EU-AstraZeneca vaccine row appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: January 31, 2021 - 3:58 pm
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is one of those regulatory bodies that often gets it in the neck from all sides. “Toothless” was the charge laid at its feet this summer by a parliamentary watchdog, the public accounts committee (PAC), for the UKGC’s seeming inability to regulate betting companies. The Guardian seems to publish an […] The post Four Successful Regulations That Show Real Bite from the UK Gambling Commission appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: January 10, 2021 - 4:41 pm
In the early afternoon of the 7th January 2021, a salmagundi of thugs, conspiracy theorists and neo-nazis, stormed the Capitol building in Washington D.C. Yesterday, for the first time in its history, a Confederate flag was flown through the Capitol in an act of violence, and it was flown alongside the imagery of the US […] The post An Ode to America Lost. appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: January 8, 2021 - 9:32 am
It’s December 2019 and Caroline Flack tweeted: “If you can be anything, be kind.” By February 2020, she was dead. Our planet has somehow managed to swirl around its sun again (still time for an extinction-level event though. Who had gamma-ray burst for January?) since then and I’m exhausted at being told to be kind […] The post Be Kind… Or Else! appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: January 5, 2021 - 1:05 pm
As I write this, the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election is not yet fully known. What is clear, however, is that the prospect of a Joe Biden presidency is now almost a certainty. With a few states still left to declare, it would take a political shock of divine proportions to see Donald […] The post Trump has lost the battle but is winning the war appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: November 7, 2020 - 9:34 pm
As we reflect on what seems to have been an interminable week in politics, the biggest standout seems to have been Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s defiance against central government, who are seeking to add the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester to the ever growing list of areas in the “last chance saloon” of Tier […] The post Burnham stands at crossroads between party, city and country. appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: October 21, 2020 - 9:13 am
Earlier this month Gerald Warner explained on the Reaction website why Joe Biden’s candidacy for the US presidency was, in his view, a bad thing. In a sense it’s refreshing to hear from a British pundit who is so very open about his support for Donald Trump, as polls have consistently indicated that the current […] The post A Response to Gerald Warner appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: October 2, 2020 - 8:03 pm
The popularity of online streaming is on the rise, and it’s had a direct impact on the gaming industry. This article by guest author and expert on the topic, Samuel Richardson, explores precisely what streaming entails. He also looks into what advantages it brings to your digital experience as a player and as a fan. […] The post How Streaming Is Changing The Gaming Industry appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: September 29, 2020 - 7:00 pm
Social media has influenced our lives in ways we can’t even fathom, but never does it seem as prevalent as when there’s an important political event. The suggestion that politics should be avoided as a conversation topic doesn’t gel with platforms such as Twitter and, during high-stakes elections, much of it is filled with people […] The post How Much Attention Should Political Bettors Pay to Social Media? appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: September 17, 2020 - 10:20 am
Four short years ago, Hillary Rodham Clinton headed into voting day as the clear favorite to become the first female President of the United States of America. The Democratic candidate had weathered the storm in the preceding months and was heavily fancied to win the race to the White House. Opponent Donald Trump had waged […] The post Will this year’s US Election go according to predictions? appeared first on The Backbencher. Read more »
Source: The Backbencher | Published: September 17, 2020 - 10:13 am
The Duchess of Sussex had claimed she entered the Royal Family 'naively' and didn't do any research about her husband or the institution before entering it. Read more »
Source: Articles | Mail Online | Published: March 8, 2021 - 3:04 am
Meghan Markle today told Oprah Winfrey that Palace officials failed to protect her and 'were willing to lie to protect other members of the Royal family.' Read more »
Source: Articles | Mail Online | Published: March 8, 2021 - 3:00 am
Meghan Markle today used her Oprah Winfrey interview to accuse the Royal Family of having 'concerns' about 'how dark' Archie's skin would be before he was born. Read more »
Source: Articles | Mail Online | Published: March 8, 2021 - 2:58 am
The Duchess of Sussex insisted to Oprah Winfrey that she has now forgiven Kate Middleton and said she bought her flowers to apologise about the incident before her wedding in 2018. Read more »
Source: Articles | Mail Online | Published: March 8, 2021 - 2:58 am
The Duchess of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey in her bombshell interview that the monarch had given her some 'beautiful' pearl earrings and a matching necklace. Read more »
Source: Articles | Mail Online | Published: March 8, 2021 - 2:57 am
DOMINIC LAWSON: After those Meghan Markle bullying claims, why so many people in the public eye who say 'be kind' don't seem to practise what they preach behind the scenes. Read more »
Source: Articles | Mail Online | Published: March 8, 2021 - 2:57 am
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who are now residing in Montecito, California, said today they are preparing to welcome a sister for their 22-month-old son Archie in the 'summertime' Read more »
Source: Articles | Mail Online | Published: March 8, 2021 - 2:54 am
Several viewers took to Twitter calling on the couple to be stripped of the Duke and Duchess titles, accusing them of being 'disrespectful' to the Queen. Read more »
Source: Articles | Mail Online | Published: March 8, 2021 - 2:52 am
Ministers clearly realise they do not have support in the Commons for this cut, and nor perhaps for the overall reduction to 0.5 per cent of GNI. Read more »
Source: Conservative Home | Published: March 6, 2021 - 1:00 pm
The last Prime Minister to seize the centre ground and reduce the opposition to this kind of impotent anger was Tony Blair in his early years. Read more »
Source: Conservative Home | Published: March 6, 2021 - 10:00 am
The post Lord Adonis Lashes out at Starmers Brexit stance saying “the country has started ignoring Labour.” appeared first on BRITANNIA NEWS. Read more »
Source: BRITANNIA NEWS | Published: March 8, 2021 - 2:52 am
The post Doctor pushing NHS Pay increase found to be a Marxist supporting Corbyn activist. Is it about pay or the coming election? appeared first on BRITANNIA NEWS. Read more »
Source: BRITANNIA NEWS | Published: March 7, 2021 - 1:41 am
The post Labour are behind in the polls, NHS unions kick off about NHS pay just before an election, is there a correlation? appeared first on BRITANNIA NEWS. Read more »
Source: BRITANNIA NEWS | Published: March 6, 2021 - 11:25 am
The post Liz Truss tackles the EU’s meltdown over Northern Ireland “It’s perfectly common practice whilst deals are being implemented to have temporary easements in place” appeared first on BRITANNIA NEWS. Read more »
Source: BRITANNIA NEWS | Published: March 5, 2021 - 2:24 pm
Jonathan Eida | Opinion As Parliament returns to its chambers, eyes will begin to turn to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and, more specifically, the Autumn Budget. There suggestions that Rishi Sunak will delay the Budget until the spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, however there is still likely to be some form of Budget […] The post Why we should be dreading the Autumn Budget appeared first on Turning Point UK. Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: September 12, 2020 - 7:34 pm
Oscar Holdway López | Opinion I, like many on the 12th of December, turned up to my local polling station and reluctantly put a cross next to my local Conservative Party candidate. For years, I’ve been a skeptic of Boris, seeing him as a liberal centrist Tory with no real conservative beliefs to him. However, […] The post This “Conservative” Government has failed us appeared first on Turning Point UK. Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: August 26, 2020 - 4:54 pm
Jonathan Eida | Opinion If there is one thing we can take from our current predicament with regard to China, it is the fact that economic liberalisation doesn’t change the nature of the beast: an evil regime will remain an evil regime. Following the decline of Chairman Mao, the West came up with a strategy […] The post If our foreign policy has failed with China, why would it work with Iran? appeared first on… Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: August 26, 2020 - 12:55 pm
Dean Brooke | Opinion A nation, insofar as we understand it, has always been defined as a group of people who share a common culture, value set and history and who inhabit a particular geographical area. This might seem like a controversial statement from the outset because these days lots of ire is thrown at […] The post I’m a Nationalist, Baby, Yeah! appeared first on Turning Point UK. Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: August 17, 2020 - 9:25 am
Jonathan Eida | Opinion The reverberations emanating from calls to defund the BBC are gaining traction within the country at large. Increasingly, people are beginning to take issue with how the BBC is run and the decisions being made, which continually grind the gears of the public. The criticisms of the BBC are essentially two-pronged. […] The post It’s time for a national conversation about the BBC appeared first on Turning Point UK. Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: August 13, 2020 - 1:23 pm
Jonathan Eida | Opinion 1933 was the year that the Nazi Party really began to tighten their grip on the German halls of power and the foundations for the years to come were laid. Political opponents began to be rounded up and all opposition was crushed. Conservatives and Communists alike were persecuted until there was […] The post We are watching 1933 in real-time appeared first on Turning Point UK. Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: July 24, 2020 - 2:05 pm
Jonathan Eida | Opinion The next election is still a long time away. Already, though, the problems for the Conservative Party are beginning to manifest themselves. The basis for the Tory pitch at the last election was twofold. Firstly, the aim stated in their chief campaign slogan: “Get Brexit Done.” The second line of attack […] The post What is the future of the Conservative Party? appeared first on Turning Point UK. Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: July 20, 2020 - 3:45 pm
Jonathan Eida | Opinion We are already beginning to see the results of China’s ruthless takeover of Hong Kong. The moment the Chinese Government broke the ‘one country, two systems’ treaty by passing the ‘Security Bill’, the results were inevitable. At least ten people have now been arrested under this law, including one man who […] The post We must re-evaluate our approach to foreign policy in the light of Hong Kong appeared first on… Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: July 9, 2020 - 12:08 pm
Jonathan Eida | Opinion As the dust begins to settle after the sacking of Rebecca Long-Bailey from her role as Shadow Education Secretary, one cannot help but feel as though the consequences of this decision have not yet been fully understood. The divisions in Labour Party are well-documented. There were no deceptions surrounding the fact […] The post Starmer was right to sack Long-Bailey – but what next? appeared first on Turning Point UK. Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: July 5, 2020 - 10:48 am
Jonathan Eida | Opinion The world is often seen as a picture, when in fact it is a movie – one must only see where we are headed. It is very easy to support one action in isolation, but seeing the results down the line is a much harder feat. Very small shifts in public […] The post We must be wary of an ever-growing state appeared first on Turning Point UK. Read more »
Source: Turning Point UK | Published: July 1, 2020 - 3:10 pm
Of course, it’s all our money whichever route it takes to get there but still:The sector needs big pockets to fund the electric revolution, but analysts fear that without state aid, it will run out of road...(...)...combined with supportive governments...(...)...Burn agrees: “Manufacturing in the UK is down to government’s appetite for it. Does it support it or not?”...(...)...Vauxhall boss Michael Lohscheller said he expected the Government to “behave in the interest of the UK economy…… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 7, 2021 - 6:01 am
We’re told that the only solution to Britain’s housing woes is more social housing. Because, as Polly Toynbee tells us:The market will never build enough homes, and certainly not enough “affordable” homes, as scarcity drives up prices. Rather than treating housing as something for the market to rectify, the state should start building more social housing. It already owns land aplenty, and doing this would be a double win: it would both help to solve… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 6, 2021 - 6:01 am
A useful point to grasp is that physical investment - investment in physical things - isn’t the way that a modern economy adds value. Or not the bulk of the value being added. It is, rather, investment in knowledge and intangibles that does add value.For example, the value of Amazon doesn’t depend upon warehouses and the silicon in servers, although those obviously contribute, but in the software and brand that makes the whole thing work.… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 5, 2021 - 6:01 am
Free trade had a good run with first GATT and then WTO, and has brought a very large part of humankind unparalleled prosperity, enabling people in poorer countries to sell their labour and its products on the world market. But there has recently been a return to a degree of protectionism, and some observers predict that economic nationalism will come to dominate, meaning that trade will be much less free than it has been, and… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 4, 2021 - 11:59 am
Lord Sainsbury tells us how we can achieve the much desired levelling up:If, however, the Government is going to grow high value-added businesses outside London, some important changes need to be made. The first change is to give the metro mayors the clear responsibility for spatial planning and transport policies in their cities, bringing their powers in line with those already held by the Mayor of London. This would be a significant change, but granting… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 4, 2021 - 6:01 am
There is a scene in Yes Minister where Sir Humphrey, goaded by Hacker into giving a straight answer for once, blurts out:“If you’re going to do this damn silly thing, don’t do it this damn silly way.”The Chancellor could have done with that sort of straight talking before today’s Budget speech - it might have stopped the announcement that corporation tax will be increased from 19% to 25%, but only from April 2023. It fits… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 3, 2021 - 6:35 pm
The boss of Uber claims that the people who work for the company as drivers prefer the flexibility or independence of the manner of working to the possibly benefits of being classified as either workers or employees. He might be right too: The chief executive of Uber has insisted that its drivers want flexibility above the benefits of employment in the wake of a landmark UK court ruling that classified them as workers. Dara Khosrowshahi,… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 3, 2021 - 6:01 am
Just when we can finally see the end of lockdown and life possibly returning to some sort of normal, we have a flurry of rumours that the Chancellor is about to shoot the recovering economy in the foot with all sorts of tax rises.This would be a disaster, and the people it would hit worst would not be ‘the wealthy’ or ‘big corporations’, but young people looking for their first jobs.Before coronavirus, the government was… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 2, 2021 - 9:34 am
It doesn’t matter who runs the place, which side or tribe wins any elections, the country is in for austerity over decades to come.That is, if we use the currently fashionable definition of austerity. For that definition is “government spending less this year than last”. That is what has been shouted over this past decade after all. We have various possible definitions of spending of course, real terms, nominal cash, but the most obvious one… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 2, 2021 - 6:01 am
The centenary of the birth of philosopher John Rawls has prompted the usual claims that his best known philosophical tool, the veil of ignorance, is an argument in favour of redistributive taxation aiming at a much more equal income society.In his thought experiment, Rawls imagined people meeting to design the society they would then live in, but without knowing anything about themselves that might help determine their position in that society (intelligence, skills, gender, age,… Read more »
Source: Blog - Adam Smith Institute | Published: March 1, 2021 - 2:32 pm
Earlier this week, I ended a presentation to sixth-formers by commenting that nobody would want to be Rishi Sunak. Of course, in the strict sense that is not true – indeed, many of the people to whom I was talking might well have had ambitions to be Chancellor of the Exchequer. Of course, what I … Continue reading "No salvation in fiscal policy" The post No salvation in fiscal policy appeared first on Institute of… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: March 5, 2021 - 11:28 am
This week, the Chancellor will deliver arguably the most consequential Budget for many years. Despite the fact the UK has the highest average tax burden since Clement Attlee was Prime Minister, tax rises are seemingly on the government’s agenda. Covid-19 has resulted in the deepest recession in 300 years. At the same time, thanks to … Continue reading "20 taxes the government could scrap to boost the economy" The post 20 taxes the government could… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: March 2, 2021 - 12:16 pm
I am pleased that my recent IEA report Viral Myths: Why we risk learning the wrong lessons from the pandemic continues to attract interest on social media. I am, however, not always pleased with the quality of the responses. In a previous post, I have already addressed the strange idea that comparing the performance of … Continue reading "Viral Myths: a response to my critics (Part 2)" The post Viral Myths: a response to my… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: February 25, 2021 - 6:50 am
School closures over the past year have been damaging to the mental health of some of our children and the educational progress of almost all of them. It has also damaged the wellbeing and sometimes the finances of those of us forced to become home-schoolers. Too often, support for locked-down children has been inadequate. Some … Continue reading "Education reform after Covid: let’s go back to first principles" The post Education reform after Covid: let’s… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: February 24, 2021 - 12:42 pm
The Supreme Court’s judgment on the Uber case last week has been welcomed rather too easily by commentators such as the Financial Times editorial team. It seems likely that the benefits of the Uber app for both customers and drivers will be lost. If the business survives at all, it will be a poor shadow of … Continue reading "The court ruling on Uber is bad news for both drivers and customers" The post The court… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: February 23, 2021 - 8:43 am
Do you remember the PISA study, the international league table of educational outcomes? Back in the good old days when schools were still a thing, it used to attract a lot of media coverage every three years. The British school system usually did not do brilliantly in those rankings, a fact which would prompt plenty … Continue reading "Viral Myths: a response to my critics" The post Viral Myths: a response to my critics appeared… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: February 22, 2021 - 11:04 am
Life under lockdown may be a profoundly, relentlessly monotonous existence but Conservative politicians floating a different tax increase each week is no way to spice things up. No, Minister, headlines about raising Corporation Tax or hiking fuel duty will do little to shatter the chronic sense of timelessness that has characterised the past 11 months. … Continue reading "Wealth taxes – another failed idea that never dies" The post Wealth taxes – another failed idea… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: February 18, 2021 - 9:51 am
In many ways we take the financial sector for granted. We tend to assume that we would be more prosperous without it. Commentators often lament that clever mathematicians or physicists, for example, end up in the financial sector rather than becoming engineers and building bridges. Indeed, people down the ages have criticised the financial sector … Continue reading "The financial sector: unpopular but useful" The post The financial sector: unpopular but useful appeared first on… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: February 17, 2021 - 11:02 am
We are not having a very good pandemic so far. With over 1,500 deaths per million people, Britain has one of the highest Covid death rates in the world. You can quibble a bit with those figures, but only at the margins. The number of excess deaths – that is, the number of deaths over … Continue reading "No, “austerity” is not to blame for Britain’s poor Covid performance" The post No, “austerity” is not… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: February 15, 2021 - 9:53 am
The Sunday Times has reported that UK officials are mulling two new taxes on digital businesses – an online sales tax and an “excess profits tax” – in order to help fill the hole in the public finances and support the high street. In my view, both are bad ideas. In general, economists quite like … Continue reading "The pros and (mostly) cons of an online sales tax" The post The pros and (mostly) cons… Read more »
Source: Blog – Institute of Economic Affairs | Published: February 10, 2021 - 2:18 pm