Political “race to the middle” bereft of vision

By Alex Penk

Who is the real “party of infrastructure”? Is it Labour, who just announced that they’ll spend billions on roads and…

Now is the time to take our changing future seriously

By Kieran Madden

The Government is dead-set on improving “wellbeing” as the mark of their leadership, and “long-term intergenerational wellbeing” in particular. This…

When AI goes wrong

By Alex Penk

  You may have heard that the robots are coming to take our jobs, thanks to artificial intelligence. But a…

Funding roads in the electric future

By Julian Wood

In a recent blog, I made the case for regional petrol taxes, which would allow district and town authorities to…

The future is not (only) digital

By Kieran Madden

“The Fourth Industrial Revolution” is upon us—the exponential rise in technology that is set to disrupt every aspect of our…

Tax the robots?

By Julian Wood

We’re now quite used to dire predictions concerning the future of work, job stability, and automation. As far back as…

The ‘un-meat’ needs of our regions

By Julian Wood

In 1798, Thomas Malthus, a controversial but influential political economist, predicted that the world’s population would soon outstrip its food…

Changing the Story – Poverty panel discussion

By Maxim Institute

Every society tells a story about the good life, getting a fair go, or what it takes to live well….

iDream of role models

Lives can change lives. Some have more impact than others. Some change others for the better, some for worse. At…