Philip Booth
Basically wrong
The arguments for a basic income are as idealistic as they are simplistic. Its proponents are pursuing misguided ideals.
Regulating Markets In An Economy Without Angels
An inaugural lecture
The Radicalism We’ve All Been Waiting For
The new rules on annuites are radical – and welcome
Papal Pessimist
Pope Francis should level his criticism at socialism and corporatism, not the free market, in his attempt to help the poor
Caning the Banks
The coalition government’s new levy on banks will be a levy on banks’ customers
Blond’s Encyclical
The policies of Phillip Blond, David Cameron’s ‘philosopher king’, are confused and wooly
Faith, Hope and the Free Economy
Catholicism is compatible with capitalism, not the overmighty state
Grey Power Time Bomb
Political parties are being held to ransom by older voters. And it’s the young who are paying the price
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal