SINCE DEVOLUTION in 1999, Scotland has been governed by left-leaning political parties (Labour & SNP). The result is that the percentage of state spending to GDP has increased from 43 per cent in 2000 to 55 per cent in 2025 (UK 44 per cent). This compares to New Zealand with the same population where state […]
Day: 25 March 2026
Curriculum for Excellence: The hollow victory of C.S. Lewis’ “men without chests”
DANNY KRUGER, Reform UK’s MP for East Wiltshire, credits reading C.S. Lewis with his conversion to Christianity. Most people know Lewis as the author of the books that introduced millions of children to Aslan, the White Witch, and the wardrobe that led to another world. But Lewis was also one of the twentieth century’s most […]
Rebuilding Britain’s defences: Why the UK needs urgent reform now
IN THE FIRST two parts of this series of articles I laid out the broad parameters within which the UK’s defence policy should operate and, in general terms, what is required to make it fit for purpose, followed by a discussion of funding and a brief examination of defence equipment procurement. In this part I […]