This article was written by John and originally published on All through the pandemic, Universal Credit (UC) was the dog that didn’t bark. No matter what happened with furlough, ‘bounceback loans’ or dozens of other one-off schemes to minimise the economic damage of a once-in-a-century medical emergency, UC carried on…
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This article was written by John for The Times Red Box Perhaps no other measure of social progress is as compelling as how long a newborn baby is expected to live. One of the greatest achievements of the twentieth century was that UK girls born in 1900 were expected to…
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This article was written by John and published in CapX Politics is like plumbing; everyone knows it’s essential and wants it to work properly but, frankly, we’d rather not spend too much time thinking about the details. Quiet efficiency is what most of us want, and the tumultuous weeks since…
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CROWDS gathered in Weston yesterday, September 11, to hear a rare proclamation of the new King, Charles III. Scores of people attended the once-in-a-lifetime event, at the Italian Gardens, as the local Accession Proclamation was heard for North Somerset residents. The Proclamation of a new sovereign is an ancient tradition that can be traced back hundreds…
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