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
Majority rule; minority rights
It is folly to treat UK race relations as totally divorced from the rest of human experience. We need to look at the larger global picture
American revolutions: Rewriting the language of the unheard
‘Dissenting viewpoints — for example, the belief that America is not an intrinsically racist country—are shunned as further proof of racist pathologies’
The favourites
From Piers Gaveston onwards, controversial courtiers have a long history in British politics.How unusual is Dominic Cummings?