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Time To Think Bigger On Pensions Reform
The problem with being a political golden boy like Labour pensions minister Torsten Bell is that it paints a target on your back, putting you firmly in the crosshairs of rivals and commentators in your own party and the opposition…
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Britain’s Welfare Century Is Ending
Britain’s post-war cradle-to-grave welfare state is facing a fundamental, slow-burn crisis. One that’s so deadly the system is unlikely to see its 100th birthday in 20 years’ time. The entire institution rests on shaky, unsustainable foundations because it was done…
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How Kemi can make sure work always pays
Making sure it always pays to work is political motherhood and apple pie: something so obvious it’s barely worth saying. Odd, then, that last week when Kemi Badenoch suggested changing childcare rules which leave successful parents facing crazy 100%-plus tax…
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Inheritance tax, Thomas Picketty & more, with University of Bath
A hugely wide-ranging (and fun!) interview by University of Bath where John faced questions on everything from Thomas Picketty and Inheritance Tax, to preventing corruption, slashing red tape and more. John Penrose Interview – Google Drive
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Smart Data at Open Banking Expo
Smart Data is a new technology that will soon help all of us switch & find better deals for our mortgages, pensions, energy suppliers and lots else more cheaply, quickly & easily than today. Plus it ought to make Government…
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Throw these 2 ugly sisters out of the taxman’s ball
As the dust of party conferences settles and journalists try to read the runes of what they mean for the coming political year, two things are already clear. The first is that Andy Burnham’s conference speech was a masterclass in…
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Making Britain Into Europe’s Tiger Economy
A generation ago, when Asia’s leading tiger economies were places like South Korea or Singapore, India was the region’s teenage disappointment. Everyone agreed it had huge potential but it seemed stuck in life’s slow lane. The ‘Hindu rate of growth’…
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How can we cut corruption in UK public life?
John contributed to an Institute for Government (IfG) expert panel discussing how to deal with UK corruption, political donations, and freebies: The event was chaired by Vicky Elliott, Director of the IfG Academy. You can watch the discussion here
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Who wants to break up the UK?
The slow-burn-but-inevitable result of Blair’s botched devolution reforms. Britain’s enemies will be overjoyed…….
