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China’s Third Plenum: Socialism Does Not Require Stimulus

Jul 10, 20244 min read

China’s Third Plenum: Socialism Does Not Require Stimulus

The Communist Party of China (CPC)’s 20th Third Plenary Meeting will be held from July 15 to 18. As a Marxist Party that upholds...

A Sino-Marxist Guide to Finance: China’s Plan for Prosperity

Kalos Lau

Jun 25, 20244 min read

A Sino-Marxist Guide to Finance: China’s Plan for Prosperity

In recent years, Western economies have demonstrated certain signs of real-financial disconnection, i.e. the inability of financial...

Hugh Lind

Jun 20, 20244 min read

Government Debt is Good, Actually…

Economists find it hard to enjoy election campaigns. The quality of political discourse, especially regarding economic policy, is poor....

Overcapacity: Eastern Offense or Western Double-Standards?

Kalos Lau

Jun 7, 20244 min read

Overcapacity: Eastern Offense or Western Double-Standards?

The US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in early April, deeming the PRC’s industrial...

The 6 steps to Keir Starmer’s red heaven

Konrad Szuminski

May 22, 20244 min read

The 6 steps to Keir Starmer’s red heaven

As the election year flies by, Sir Keir Starmer, having donned his spectacles in recent PMQs and interviews, is evidently feeling Prime...

Joshua Edwicker

May 20, 20244 min read

China, Climate Change and Compromise

As President Putin arrives in China for a two-day visit with President Xi, the Sino-Russo axis appears stronger than ever. The two men...

Adrien Astre

May 14, 20243 min read

UK Government Threatens My Independence

In April, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that PIP (Personal Independence Payment) may be distributed as vouchers or one-off...

Hugh Lind

May 3, 20243 min read

UK Taxes: The Only Way is Up

Last week, the IFS released a great tool all UK voters should be forced to use. It gives you the chance to be the UK chancellor (not an...

From Politics to Prudence: The Case for UK Tax-Setting Independence

Louis Gilmore

Apr 29, 20244 min read

From Politics to Prudence: The Case for UK Tax-Setting Independence

The United Kingdom’s Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has revealed plans to slash another 2p off national insurance in a pre-election...

The UK Farming Crisis: Farmers Pay for Others Profits

Jack Wilkin

Apr 27, 20245 min read

The UK Farming Crisis: Farmers Pay for Others Profits

Agriculture is the foundation of large-scale societies. Everything we take for granted would not be possible without farming. It is not a...

Labour are Losing the UK's Tax Tug of War

Dan Sillett

Apr 12, 20243 min read

Labour are Losing the UK's Tax Tug of War

With the dawn of the new tax year on Saturday, the dreaded T-word is on everybody’s lips for different reasons. On one hand, you have the...

UK Universities are on the Brink of Bankruptcy

Benjamin Edgar

Apr 9, 20245 min read

UK Universities are on the Brink of Bankruptcy

The UK has always been a world-leader in university education; home to the famous Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London and many...

Caitlin Hoyland

Apr 6, 20245 min read

The Cost of Tory Tax 'Cuts'

As the general election looms, our increasingly fatigued and desperate Prime Minister has whipped out the tried and tested, albeit...

UK Waters Full of Sewage: Let’s Flush the Failing Water Companies

Dan Sillett

Apr 5, 20244 min read

UK Waters Full of Sewage: Let’s Flush the Failing Water Companies

Every year in spring, 16 rowers plus two passengers barking orders sprint along the River Thames in London. I’m of course talking about...

Benjamin Edgar

Apr 4, 20245 min read

Are Reform UK Really Far-Right?

The other week, the BBC was forced to apologise to Reform UK after it labelled the party ‘far-right’ in an article. The broadcaster was...

The Economy Won’t Save Rishi and the Conservative Party

Hugh Lind

Apr 1, 20243 min read

The Economy Won’t Save Rishi and the Conservative Party

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Tories are on the verge of an existential defeat. Sam Freedman, a fellow at the Institute for...

UK Budget: Brilliant, Unorthodox Conservatism

Dan Sillett

Mar 8, 20244 min read

UK Budget: Brilliant, Unorthodox Conservatism

On Wednesday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget. Like any budget, that clearly needs analysing – which is my main goal...

The Importance of a United Response in the Red Sea

Paul Ainscough

Feb 27, 20243 min read

The Importance of a United Response in the Red Sea

Iran-backed Houthi rebels, known for their role in Yemen’s brutal civil war, have been attacking ships passing through the Red Sea since...

Taiwan’s Presidential Election: Caught Between China and the Semiconductor Industry

Kashif Anwar

Feb 15, 20244 min read

Taiwan’s Presidential Election: Caught Between China and the Semiconductor Industry

We live in a time of rapidly changing technology and geopolitics. As such, the tech relationships relating to trade, power, and research...

Corporations Aiding Oligarchs: Undermining The Western Stance on Ukraine

Stella Radojevic

Feb 5, 20243 min read

Corporations Aiding Oligarchs: Undermining The Western Stance on Ukraine

It has recently come to light that Allen & Overy (a British law firm) and Morgan Stanley (an American investment bank) played a part in...

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