Make no mistake, the Bank of England is driving us into a deeper recession ben ramanauskas The Bank of England's inflexible remit is pushing the UK economy into a growth trap from which it will struggle to escape
Want to slim down the size of the state? Tax wealth not work and end fiscal drag ben Ramanauskas The rhetoric in Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement concentrated on the importance of rewarding hard work, shrinking the size of the state and lowering the tax burden.
There isn’t really a war on motorists, but maybe there should be ben ramanauskas For thirteen years, the government has refused to scrap fuel duty. Now's the time, writes Ben Ramanauskas.
Our fear of importing foreign goods into Britain is hurting our economy and consumers September 14, 2023 A new campaign to celebrate “GREAT” British exports is no bad thing, but we still view importing foreign goods as some unfortunate trade off, writes Ben Ramanauskas
Foreign aid isn’t free money, it should come with strings attached September 1, 2023 It’s right we stopped giving money to Uganda in response to draconian anti-homosexuality laws.
Immigrants sending money home to their families is a sign of an inclusive economy August 21, 2023 Immigrants working in London and other parts of the country have a right to send money back to their families - and remittances are actually good for our economy, writes Ben Ramanauskas
People aren’t lying to claim welfare, we really do have a systemic crisis of ill health August 8, 2023 We love to point blame at people on welfare, rather than looking at why so many people are sick rather than at work, writes Ben Ramanauskas.
Want to find freedom? It’s in net zero and low traffic zones, not Thatcher’s old car August 1, 2023 Blowing up the green agenda won’t give us freedom, it will tie us to a future which is already out-of-date, writes Ben Ramanauskas
No, Britain doesn’t need our own Inflation Reduction Act as long as we believe in trade July 20, 2023 You only need to enter an arms race in green subsidies if you don't believe in the power of free trade.
If we want to cut immigration, we have to be honest about the trade-offs May 26, 2023 From our universities, to our health service and the productivity of our economy, cutting immigration would change the structure of all of these and the workers we recruit, writes Ben Ramanauskas
