The UK boldly rejoins the government incompetence contest
Bureaucrats and politicians want to run our lives, but they’re some of the world’s least competent people
- 18 April 2013
THIS is the NHS...
If this notice is any indication of how the NHS is run (and it is), then is it any wonder the financial black hole of Britain is in such a dire state?
- 28 March 2013
If the NoToMob Gang is any indication, there’s still hope for the UK
Meet the NoToMob - a small, but much needed sign of rebellion against greedy government
- 5 March 2013
"Banning" packed lunches from schools - yet another big government overstretch
A new government initiative may pave the way for the nanny state to provide for all your children's dietary needs. Please, big government, kindly f**k off?
- 10 February 2013
Is anybody surprised that Krugman was wrong about U.K. fiscal policy?
Until Cameron and Osborne are willing to tackle the problem of big government spending, don’t expect much positive from the UK
- 24 January 2013
The evidence shows that welfare hurts the poor
The welfare state traps people in dependency. People in that situation naturally worry about who will take care of them, making them susceptible to social populists
- 14 November 2012
What made government grow?
The pillars on which the Big Government model rest are starting to crumble
- 4 October 2012
Government spending: Kicking the habit
Like a smoker, the government has an addiction. Perhaps it should have its own Stoptober?
- 21 September 2012
Individualism, Conservatism, Collectivism
Tim Montgomerie and Phillip Blond may believe that Libertarians and Socialists are bedfellows, but they're wrong
- 11 September 2012
Dear Dave - Show us some leadership
With the summer coming to an end, it is time for the Prime Minister to show some leadership and create a growth strategy instead of perpetuating the status quo
- 24 August 2012
Is America in worse fiscal shape than Greece, France, and Italy?
If OECD data is to be believed, the US isn't just in danger of becoming Greece. It's actually in worse shape
- 20 August 2012
Nice Olympics ceremony – pity somebody else did it
Danny, if you’ve got an Olympics Opening Ceremony - you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen
- 28 July 2012
The Brussels Diary: Inaugural Edition
Alexandra Swann writes her inaugural diary for The Commentator as a UKIP member stranded in Brussels
- 22 June 2012
Hurrah for Governor Walker and honest money
Walker's victory in Wisconsin is terrific not only for him, but for the moral principle of honest money too
- 7 June 2012
Plain packaging? Plain nonsense
The government would be crazy to go ahead with standardised packaging unless they knew with certainty it was going to work. They don't
- 25 May 2012
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