Day: 24 March 2011

On the face of it the military operation sponsored by Britain and France, with America as reluctant partner and the Arab league a somewhat fair-weather supporter, is going well. The technology is working well, the weapons appear far more accurate than in the Iraq war and civilian casualties appear minimal, in spite of the claims […]

David Mellor was right to say that governments cannot deliver growth; growth comes from the ambition and the enterprise of the people. This is very true, but not quite complete. Governments can certainly introduce policies which inhibit and restrict growth. Conversely they can create conditions where growth is more likely. There is a third way, […]