The gigabit broadband rollout is a classic example of how government wastes our money, says Mark Ellse. A £3bn upgrade would have been perfectly good, but politicians had to go for the £50bn gold-plated version.
Why do governments of all parties love raising the minimum wage? It may seem generous, but really it's a tax, says Mark Ellse. The low-paid worker keeps just one sixth of the increase. 85% goes to the government.
The UK's minimum wage has hit £26,500 a year for full time work, an extraordinary level that may seem 'humane' but is having a devastating impact on employment and is dragging the economy down, says Mark Ellse.
In the wake of the Supreme Court's landmark trans ruling, is a Gender Recognition Certificate worth anything at all? Not really, says Mark Ellse – but our muddled politicians won't be in a rush to admit they messed up.
Day-to-day weather, with all its extremes, is "just weather", says the IPCC. With their backing, we can now shrug off the BBC's melodramatic climate reports and misinformation, writes Mark Ellse.
As he left Downing Street, Rishi Sunak apologised for the Conservatives' record in Government. Mark Ellse imagines what he might have said had he apologised for lockdowns and Net Zero.
The Government's consultation on "non-statutory guidance" for schools on gender identity shows how weak it is, says Mark Ellse. The problem is it failed to amend the Equality Act, which protects "gender reassignment".
Rishi Sunak's recent announcement of new gas power generators to ensure reliable energy supply on the path to Net Zero is his King Canute moment, says Mark Ellse.
Too many students regret life-long debts as a consequence of often worthless degrees at institutions that pay their senior managers up to £700,000 a year. But there is a better way, says Mark Ellse.
Once you include the extraordinary cost of the half-ton battery, electric vehicles cost far more per mile to run than petrol vehicles, says Mark Ellse.
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