It was reported yesterday that the NHS is to set up an internal price comparison website for procurement (“designed on the price comparison websites that the public use for things such as energy and insurance quotes”), which will keep track of what trusts are paying for everyday medical supplies and for services such as construction.… [Read More]
A Home Office initiative to seize control of migration seems to have backfired after being panned from all sides, derided as an Australian import and undermined by the Liberal Democrats.
Riots in France were sparked recently after an altercation over a routine identity check in Trappes led to the arrest of a 21-year-old convert to Islam. Iance Mikael was accused of trying to strangle a police officer in the scuffle that ensued when police asked his wife to remove her face-covering veil, which is banned… [Read More]
A successful policy on employment tribunals should result in more private businesses becoming willing to employ staff.
Previously, I blogged on the importance of manufacturing’s contribution to GDP. I argued that the small size of manufacturing’s GDP contribution relative to that of services is actually a sign of the sector’s strength. Why?
A finding from Pulse magazine’s online poll of GPs has drawn national newspaper attention and provoked intense debate in the past few days. The poll found 51% of GPs supported charging a fee for GP visits, with 36% against. This represented a substantial increase from just last September, when only 34% supported the idea.
Over the weekend, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht capitulated in the trade war with China over the pricing of solar panels.
There is an ideological blindness on the left which seems to preclude them from acknowledging any biological basis to cognitive differences. I discuss this in Social Mobility Myths and I experienced it yet again this week when I was a guest on Radio 4’s The Moral Maze.
The first four reports of the Balance of Competences Review, an audit designed to look at what the EU does and how it affects the UK, were published earlier this week. The review was launched by Foreign Secretary William Hague, in order to provide the British public, who are widely apathetic on most EU issues,… [Read More]
Two quarters in a row better than the last is good news but is no substitute for proper rebalancing.