Not that he made much of a fuss about it, but Philip Hammond made a bit of history in his Budget speech yesterday. He spoke, as usual, about the main rates of tax. But then he mentioned a different one: the taper, or the effective tax rate, that faces those in low paid work. It
This morning Nick Clegg announced that the Liberal Democrats want to ban judges from sending those convicted of possessing illegal drugs to prison. This policy may make sense around the dinner tables of the liberal elite, but it would be a betrayal of Britain’s poorest communities who would suffer as a result. It would, for
As the wave of rioting and looting swept through London earlier this month it was disturbing to see how the actions of a minority could engender fear and disorder on such a grand scale. As the dust settles and the reality of this episode fades away, there is a simple fact that is at risk
