Is Cameron a capitalist? Perhaps not
In the trailed extracts of his speech, Cameron doesn’t seem to have understood the very philosophy behind free-market economics. Is he a committed capitalist, or is he just an old-fashioned elitist Tory
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Confusions, persistence and the dismal science
We are still being force-fed the bankrupt theories of ‘supply-side economics’ on the assumption we won’t really know what it means. Time to swat up.
Smoking out the difference between proof and evidence
Very right wing think tank seems very confused over the meaning of words – or is simply just at it
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Energy firms – the quest for a knight
A poll on attitudes to the behaviour of big energy companies runs absolutely counter to the dominant political narrative. So what wins out?
Should we add a cash motive to policing?
At first sight most people will be supportive of the idea of a ‘gangster tax’ – but we do at least need to think about the potential precedent
It’s not a ‘mancession’
There was a lot of talk at one point of the impacts of recession hitting men worse than women. Well, Cameron’s austerity budgeting has reversed that particular problem.
Are you still here Mr Mandleson?
Another morning begins with Peter Mandleson lecturing the left on where we have gone wrong
Our children or profit – what matters more?
The juxtaposition of two articles in today’s Herald raises questions about what sort of a society we are becoming
Lecture on ‘Just Banking’ announced
‘JUST BANKING: building a banking sector that serves society’ has been announced for 19 and 20 April
How can I pay my bills? The real sadness behind the administration of Glasgow Rangers Football Club
The balance between transparency and the importance of a national institution got out of step – but it is in Scotland’s interests that the mess is fixed