It’s a scandal that of the 4.7 million on low wages in 2002, only 800,000 had escaped ten years later.
Meritocracy. That’s something we can all agree on, isn’t it? Conservatives, liberals, social democrats – all united in the conviction that those who achieve positions of seniority should do so through sheer hard work and talent. Except that there’s a problem. This is the way that Samuel Goldman of the American Conservative puts it in […]
J P Floru is the Director of Programmes at the Adam Smith Institute. Based on empirical evidence, abandoning inequality policies could be desirable for both the left and the right. Doing nothing about inequality could become mainstream and middle-of-the-road ; precisely where all parties want to be. Why the left should abandon inequality policies The attraction for […]
Britain’s immigration system should be based on migrants’ merit, not their nationality.