Tag: Britain

One of the most consistent findings in the social sciences is the negative association between education and fertility. However, a new paper finds that education may not have any effect on fertility after all.

Taxing the rich at a higher rate than the poor to pay for public services is entirely appropriate and most governments around the world do it. But fretting endlessly about inequality doesn’t make much sense.

National recovery means that we must fundamentally change the way this country is governed, says former Conservative and UKIP MP Douglas Carswell.

Australia is watching our "unmanaged decline" with a mix of dismay and pity, says Simon Heffer in the Telegraph. It seems Britain's decline isn't just obvious at home – it's blindingly clear from 11,000 miles away.

With top US brands and universities dropping DEI policies, it seems likely that Britain will soon follow suit and bid farewell to this unwelcome trend as well, says the Telegraph's Michael Deacon.

According to J Sorel, the British Army is increasingly being treated like a tool for enforcing international law, rather than an instrument of the British people.

The Spectator's Heli-Liis Võrno draws parallels between her Soviet upbringing and current trends in the U.K., expressing concerns about creeping conformity and freedom of expression.

Using the term 'geopolitics' conveys an air of world-weary cynicism that its users believe makes them look like they're carrying the weight of history on their shoulders. But it's an empty cliché, says J Sorel.

Britain is shutting down its last remaining ammonia production plant. For the first time in a century this country will become entirely dependent on nitrogen fertiliser imported from abroad, says Ed Conway in the Times.

Is affirmative action on the brink? American Supreme Court’s landmark ruling could potentially end a 60-year campaign.