Iran is in social and economic meltdown
With unemployment soaring and the advent of hyperinflation, the plight of ordinary workers just gets worse and worse
- 26 December 2012
The pension carousel is simply unaffordable
The public sector has become skewed and divorced from the economic reality. No government can afford the generosity of the public sector unfunded schemes
- 27 April 2012
The game's up, local councils: reduce bureaucracy and pass the savings on to local taxpayers
In the long run public sector pay has to be fair and sustainable for taxpayers. It's time for town halls to reduce the number of middle managers they employ so they can pass those savings to local taxpayers
- 18 January 2012
Two ideas to illustrate a simple truth: the government has no money of its own
Two simple ideas that would illustrate to the whole country a truth that appears to have been completely forgotten: that only the private sector creates any wealth and contributes to the economy
- 1 December 2011
Public sector strikes: Unaffordable and unfair
Unions at least used to make a show of supporting ‘fairness’. They are now simply trying to protect the privileges of a public sector labour aristocracy supported by the galley slaves in the private sector
- 30 November 2011
Autumn Statement: Was George talking Balls?
In a neat bit of cloth-stealing, the Chancellor sounded very Brownian in the Autumn statement today. Unfortunately, for the UK, this means higher borrowing for a while longer
- 29 November 2011
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