Who’s in charge anyway? Our sluggish growth happened on Sunak’s watch September 28, 2023 From HS2 to replacing A-levels, Sunak and his ministers are busy pretending the delays, challenges and cost overruns have nothing to do with them, writes Will Cooling.
Our political angst over the triple lock is a result of a deeply unfair tax system September 14, 2023 It would be political suicide for Rishi Sunak to scrap the pensions triple lock, but the frustrations with it are part of how we tax income, rather than wealth, writes Will Cooling
A year on, King Charles has triumphed in keeping the love for the monarchy alive September 7, 2023 King Charles has defied all predictions of a monarchy on the cusp of collapsing after the death of Queen Elizabeth, writes Will Cooling.
Even on their favourite battlegrounds, the Conservatives have no new ideas August 31, 2023 The Conservatives have no new solutions or ideas for migration, crime, and pretty much everything else. They can't even turn old ideas into good policies, writes Will Cooling
Even hiking their fees might not be enough for universities to turn a profit August 17, 2023 Universities are in an existential crisis, losing money and the quality of their teaching. But even the option of hiking fees doesn't look feasible at the moment, writes Will Cooling
Natwest learnt a hard lesson in leaving the on-camera rows to the politicians August 3, 2023 Natwest could have won in court against Nigel Farage, but in a media war, they were doomed.
Sunak and Starmer have both realised just how close they are to an election July 20, 2023 Political cunning and policy gimmicks won't distract voters if their lives haven't improved, Will Cooling writes, on Sunak's war on universities and Starmer's U-turn on the two child welfare cap.
Cricket’s racism problem is a lesson for firms ignoring discrimination July 6, 2023 Cricket ignored racism for too long, and now it's suffering the consequences. If it hadn't chased Black and Asian people away, English cricket would be much stronger today, writes Will Cooling
The Windrush scandal carries lessons that are all too familiar in today’s Britain June 22, 2023 Seventy-five years today 802 people arrived in London from the Caribbean and began Britain’s journey towards becoming a multi-racial society. On Windrush Day, Will Cooling explains what we still have to learn from what happened afterwards
Bailey holds the torch for a proud UK tradition – failing our monetary policy June 15, 2023 Andrew Bailey and the economists at the Bank of England are part of a long line of people who have failed Britain’s monetary policy, writes Will Cooling
