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
Will the green agenda be killed off by the pandemic?
‘Will the green agenda be killed off by the longer-term coronavirus recovery? Or might the closure of so much business, and the cleaner air that results from planes not flying and factories not working, give us extra years to gain control of our environment?’
Why T.S. Eliot still matters
His contemporaries’ reputations have diminished. But Eliot’s has grown: he is the poet who shows us what can be saved from the ruins
Music’s in the house
Rappers have found a role in lockdown: chronicling coronavirus with topical tunes. Most people, though, are rushing to the safety of the past