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Two important questions historians may ask about the current time is did our political leaders really understand the magnitude of the challenges facing them, and did they meet those challenges?  The evidence so far is mixed at best.  While we may find ourselves...

This week’s Conservative party conference gave me the impression of a party that has collectively written off the prospect of winning the next general election outright and is instead focused on other strategic objectives. Up until recently David Cameron seemed to...

I don’t think there is much dispute that Britain’s industrial base is too weak and too narrow. If that weren’t the case we probably wouldn’t be in a double-dip recession. And we certainly wouldn’t be in a crisis with 2.6m unemployed, youth unemployment of more than...

This year’s Labour conference occurs amidst more anxiety in markets about debt and with the UK economy showing few signs of growth.  Labour is ahead in the opinion polls but still not scoring well as far as its economic reputation is concerned.  Here are some...