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roblem it is much bigger than that our inability to build in a broad sense has grown into a source of geopolitical weakness the economic argument has been made already growth controls add anywhere from 17 to 38 to 20 aug 2026 capitalism samuel williamson don t blame the water companies for hosepipe bans more than 20 million people across england and wales are currently under hosepipe bans this should be no surprise following the driest july on record with the met office provisionally recording just 5 6mm of rain across england less than half the previous record set in 1911 but how much of the blame can be laid 20 aug 2026 regulation damian pudner red tape is a tax on time people argue endlessly about britain s tax burden now the highest since the second world war but almost nothing is said about the time businesses lose to compliance no chancellor stands at the despatch box and tells firms they are about to spend another few billion pounds worth of working time satisfying new rules 19 aug 2026 energy environment max anderson don t force electric cars on drivers cut taxes instead what do richard tice kevin hollinrake and peter kyle all have in common i wish i had a wittier answer to what sounds the set up to a poor joke but unfortunately i only have one answer they all own an electric vehicle ev if three men who have wildly diverging political views lifestyles and stay informed with our free daily briefing 19 aug 2026 education michael gray labour are reversing gove s schools revolution the reforms of michael gove represented a profound shift in england s educational landscape based upon the belief that outcomes improve when there is freedom with accountability during his tenure as education secretary 2010 14 it became possible for all publicly funded schools to become academies free schools could be created and there were substantial reforms to 18 aug 2026 america mani basharzad the real reason democratic socialists are winning a waiter in paris is the story of a young englishman who graduated from a good university in london with a humanities degree trained and educated for a world that no longer exists all while i applied for other more prestigious jobs jobs that didn t appear to exist anymore that s how edward chisholm puts it 18 aug 2026 economics valentin boboc what s going wrong with britain s economic forecasts few people enjoy gazing into the crystal ball more than economists attempting to divine the future otherwise known as forecasting is a numerically intensive pastime of many people in the profession it is also a common mandate of many state institutions for instance the office for budget responsibility obr produces aggregate forecasts of government receipts 17 aug 2026 uk politics mark brolin britain doesn t need more prophets of doom andy burnham may have stumbled on the most effective way yet of prolonging britain s managed decline make people feel that something fundamental has changed when much of the machinery underneath has 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resisted colonization works in progress nick gibb gcse results are proof that conservative education reforms work the telegraph tyler cowen green shoots for the uk marginal revolution henry hill how the law can ruin local government the critic daniel j smith when paris went hungry under government food controls the daily economy michael r strain the myth of the china shock project syndicate noah smith economists should be worried about birth rates noahpinion andy haldane why britain needs a messi budget financial times edrith the bank of england should not have a climate change mandate the world of edrith columnists james ball reem ibrahim lawrence newport marc sidwell damian pudner mani basharzad joseph dinnage alys denby john penrose james price the capitalist podcast 19 aug 2026 dalibor roháč capitalism can save the west are nimbys a threat to national security britain s inability to build houses and infrastructure is rightly at the heart of our domestic political debate dalibor rohac thinks it needs to be seen as a geopolitical failing as well this week on the capitalist rohac incoming director of research at globsec discusses his new book unshackled episode 69 podcast 12 aug 2026 why richard hanania turned on trump what happens when a revolt against the elite puts the worst people in charge richard hanania had a ringside seat for the rise of maga as his substack essays on anti woke issues gained traction at the highest level of the new american right he had high hopes for donald trump s second term and coined the episode 68 podcast 05 aug 2026 alex tabarrok britain s equal pay madness britain s equal value pay rules go well beyond upholding equal pay for the same work and mean that tribunals have the power to ignore the market and decide that bin men and teaching assistants should in fact be paid the same these rules bankrupted birmingham city council and the big supermarkets are already facing claims episode 67 podcast 29 jul 2026 who owns the moon in june 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17 to 38 to 20 aug 2026 capitalism samuel williamson don t blame the water companies for hosepipe bans more than 20 million people across england and wales are currently under hosepipe bans this should be no surprise following the driest july on record with the met office provisionally recording just 5 6mm of rain across england less than half the previous record set in 1911 but how much of the blame can be laid economics 20 aug 2026 regulation damian pudner red tape is a tax on time people argue endlessly about britain s tax burden now the highest since the second world war but almost nothing is said about the time businesses lose to compliance no chancellor stands at the despatch box and tells firms they are about to spend another few billion pounds worth of working time satisfying new rules 18 aug 2026 america mani basharzad the real reason democratic socialists are winning a waiter in paris is the story of a young englishman who graduated from a good university in london with a humanities degree trained and educated for a world that no longer exists all while i applied for other more prestigious jobs jobs that didn t appear to exist anymore that s how edward chisholm puts it 18 aug 2026 economics valentin boboc what s going wrong with britain s economic forecasts few people enjoy gazing into the crystal ball more than economists attempting to divine the future otherwise known as forecasting is a numerically intensive pastime of many people in the profession it is also a common mandate of many state institutions for instance the office for budget responsibility obr produces aggregate forecasts of government receipts ideas 13 aug 2026 technology james price driverless cars can save britain one doesn t like to be a disappointment to one s parents but in at least one crucial regard i ve let my dad down he is a steam train enthusiast and i ve never shown a blind bit of interest so it was more with filial duty than pleasure that i took the old man to the didcot popular 12 aug 2026 ai alys denby an editor s guide to spotting ai writing how do you know this wasn t written by an ai if you re reading capx you are presumably interested in free speech critical thinking and originality so you should care that what you re reading was written by a person with a mind but public life is becoming colonised with copy generated by ai it s become so 11 aug 2026 justice limor simhony philpott money alone can t stop antisemitism last week the community security trust s cst report covering incidents between january and june 2026 showed alarming results the unprecedented wave of antisemitism that started on october 7 2023 when hamas massacred and kidnapped over 1 200 people in israel shows no sign of easing on the contrary the 1 926 incidents recorded represent a 21 rise technology 19 aug 2026 energy environment max anderson don t force electric cars on drivers cut taxes instead what do richard tice kevin hollinrake and peter kyle all have in common i wish i had a wittier answer to what sounds the set up to a poor joke but unfortunately i only have one answer they all own an electric vehicle ev if three men who have wildly diverging political views lifestyles and 07 aug 2026 regulation marc goldfinger britain s pharma policy is a gift to ireland here s a fun fact for you ireland a country of just over 5 million people is one of the top five largest exporters of pharmaceuticals on the planet ireland s exports are estimated around 100 billion euros with 19 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies having a significant footprint employing roughly 50 000 people this has translated 04 aug 2026 ai valentin boboc the ai doomers are wrong about maths there are certain things i expect very few people to care about for example if someone found a counterexample to an obscure mathematical conjecture from 1939 i would expect approximately three people in my group of friends all three maths academics to even pretend to care and that is a very niche and self selected group follow us stay up to date with our latest posts conversations connect with us on linkedin follow us on x join us on facebook sign up to our daily briefing watch the capitalist editors picks 24 mar 2026 politics andrew griffith britain s future lies in free trade not in brussels in the year we celebrate the 250th anniversary of adam smith we must also celebrate the idea that the wealth of nations and the free fair exchange of goods and services are intricately connected this idea is what made britain one of the wealthiest countries in the world and with one in three pounds long read 05 jun 2026 ideas robert colvile the responsible society what thatcher can still teach us it s only on the basis of truth that power should be won or indeed can be worth winning margaret thatcher 1996 it is a hundred years since margaret thatcher was born in grantham fifty years since she took over the conservative party almost 35 years since she was forced from office today s voters are 01 apr 2026 ideas tom harwood the new space age starts here if you re under the age of 53 no human being has ever left low earth orbit in your lifetime just nine spaceflights all under the apollo program took human beings beyond earth orbit at all and they all took place in a four year burst between december 1968 and december 1972 tonight nasa attempts to change 18 jul 2025 ideas steve davies how television ate politics there is much discussion right now about the dysfunctionality of uk politics this goes beyond complaints about the policy incoherence or ineffectuality of any particular government whether that be the current one or its tory and coalition predecessors rather there is a growing feeling that the political system itself the whole process of politics no 02 jun 2026 brexit james tilley a decade on from brexit and we re still divided ten years ago the eu referendum created two new political tribes leavers and remainers as sara hobolt and i show in our new book tribal politics how brexit divided britain both tribes are very much still with us even today about 60 of people in britain identify as a remainer or a leaver and people s 10 oct 2025 ideas marc sidwell why i am still a thatcherite and you should be too isn t it time we stopped talking about her fifty years since margaret thatcher became leader of the conservative party her face and even some of her iconic outfits were all over this year s party conference not everyone was happy about that hot takes and tweets grumbled about it being time to move on to pack daily briefing podcast about contact us donate the capitalist follow us designed by and now privacy policy cookie policy privacy statement 2026 capx manage consent to provide the best experiences we use technologies like cookies to store and or access device information consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique ids on this site not consenting or withdrawing consent may adversely affect 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