Pragmatist

So, two weeks have passed since the revelations of the latest (known) public sector IT disaster , and related wasted expenditure. But I...

In his excellent book Thinking, Fast and Slow , Daniel Kahneman explains that governments tend to reward bidders who over-estimate the ut...

This week saw the publication of two reports that highlight the woeful set of priorities that govern the activities of the Public Account...

That's the conclusion I reach from reading Lord Young's report on Growing Micro Businesses . The report makes it clear that gov...

The Tory spin machine was in overdrive today, with the Chancellor linking a fatal house fire to excessive social welfare payments, while...

Whatever you think about taxes, we have to put an end to wasteful public spending . This is not about making 'cuts'. There are no...

It never stops As the moral panic over taxing foreign companies continues, MPs and other politicians must be increasingly relieved no...