David Atherton is the Chairman of Freedom2Choose
On schooling and social(ist) mobility
Britain lacks the education system to provide high-class candidates for the job market. Is it any wonder when the Left wants a 'something for nothing' culture?
- 1 July 2013
FOREST sets the summer alight
FOREST recently held its annual knees up. "Smoke on the Water". David Atherton was there to enjoy...
- 24 June 2013
Big Pharma: More conflicts of interest
The relationship between Big Pharma and the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA) should be a cause for concern
- 17 June 2013
The EU is going to war with China...over solar panels
Unlike the Opium Wars, the current trade war involving China may lead to a rather nasty defeat on EU soil
- 10 June 2013
Would the BBC ever commission 'The Great Global Warming Swindle'?
Would the BBC ever commission a Martin Durkin film?
- 3 June 2013
The Scottish Parliament shows contempt for its electorate
Many would view Scotland as the UK home of the nanny state - and for good reason
- 29 May 2013
Immigration to the UK, let’s have more
With more immigration, capitalism and free trade are the winners
- 20 May 2013
Lifestyles and the death of the Metropolitan Elite
For those who are economically and politically classical liberal these are encouraging times
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Barack Obama’s plan to bankrupt the West
The good news is that in America the housing market is seeing some strong growth. But the green shoots of recovery in the short term might develop in the medium term to be little more than knotweed
- 9 April 2013
A week in junk science
Science has become a political football to be controlled to stage-manage advocacy for a pre-set agenda. We can't afford it to be
- 25 March 2013
No contest: Capitalism vs socialism
We should celebrate how capitalism has made the poor substantially richer. And we must hope that it is not a lesson our political class forgets entirely
- 19 March 2013
Drinking from the EU gravy boat
The EU seems to be pleasing no one at the moment; but not for want of trying. Indeed, the charm offensive against young and old continues apace with a substantial budget
- 13 March 2013
British medical establishment lighting up smokers again
The misrepresentation of the truth by the DH and the medical establishment is truly galling. When you cannot trust your doctor who else is there to turn to for expertise?
- 4 March 2013
Sir Humphrey is now in drag
The civil service's actions on the plain cigarette packs consultation have been nothing short of a disgrace
- 25 February 2013
EU power grab fatally undermines democracy
The devil is not only in the detail, but also in the concept. And here lies the problem with the EU
- 18 February 2013
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