Opinion: Obesity has made Covid deaths worse – but let’s not learn the wrong lessons - Reaction
Sugar taxes and advertising bans don’t work – we need a smarter approach.
Read moreSugar taxes and advertising bans don’t work – we need a smarter approach.
Read moreI spoke to Cristo Foufas on talkRADIO. We discussed, among other things, why people think Generation Z have an attitude problem and whether or not I'd make a good plumber.
Read moreIn my latest appearance on the 'Moving Forward with Young Voices' radio show, I discussed the future of big tech regulation.
Read moreA new quango will seek to rein in Silicon Valley and the Chancellor has set his sights on punitive taxes for the uber-successful technology sector.
Read moreThe government is running out of patience with the technology market and seems poised to intervene.
Read moreI joined Bill Wirtz on the Consumer Choice Center's 'ConsEUmer' podcast to discuss obesity policy and the nanny state.
Read moreSporadic, ill-thought-out Government interventions like banning Marmite adverts are not the answer to obesity.
Read moreObesity is shaping up to be the next global health disaster and if we’re not careful, we might find ourselves as unprepared for the next pandemic as we were for the present one.
Read moreOliver Dowden has been tasked with regulating the internet. If he gets it wrong, social media could become expensive and unusable.
Read moreThe health benefits are tiny, but the economic damage will be huge.
Read moreI appeared on a pre-recorded segment by Sky News correspondent Becky Cotterill to discuss obesity policy.
Read moreVaccine passports, obesity policy and tuition fee refunds on the Times Radio Early Breakfast Show with Calum Macdonald.
Read moreIf Britain is going to embark on a nationwide weight-loss programme, the government should not be in charge of it.
Read moreBritain owes a great debt to the victims of China's atrocities. It's time to start paying it back.
Read moreBritish colonial-era laws are being used by the Chinese Communist Party to prosecute pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.
Read morePerhaps some new big tech regulation might be worthwhile – but its function can't be cash handouts to Rupert Murdoch.
Read moreThe clock is ticking. With every day that passes without government action, more and more Uighurs are being detained.
Read moreThe government's latest drive to protect free speech in universities is a terrible idea and its constant attempts to provoke a culture war are embarrassing.
Read moreTo empower American manufacturers, have a larger influence on the world's stage, and escape China's grasp, Biden must join the next giant global trade agreement.
Read moreSo long as governments stay out of the way, the rate of innovation in health will only continue to accelerate as time goes on. There is no ceiling on innovation – and that’s as true for obesity as it is for anything else.
Read moreUnder President Biden, the U.S. can lead the world on climate change. Rejoining the Paris Agreement sends positive signals, but it isn’t enough. It's time to reach across the pond.
Read moreUnder a thin veil of teaching, Confucius Institutes have allowed Beijing to quietly infiltrate British academia. Why are universities opening themselves up to the direct influence of the Chinese Communist Party?
Read moreI spoke to Bryan Hyde about the future of liberty in the UK for Moving Forward, the new radio show from Young Voices and Fed by Ravens Media.
Read moreA whopping 90% of Republicans would view President Trump more favorably if he embraced a conservative approach to tackling climate change.
Read moreThere are countless inventive, unintrusive, cost-free ways of reducing obesity. So why does the Government insist on damaging nanny statism?
Read moreExpectations for next week's Finance Bill are very high. Backbench Tory rebels are expecting a rewrite of entire chunks of last year's Withdrawal Agreement.
Read moreA whopping 90% of Republicans would view President Trump more favorably if he embraced a conservative approach to tackling climate change.
Read moreChina is trying to greenwash its crimes – and we're letting them get away with it. When it comes to the environment, there are no second chances.
Read moreI spoke to Bryan Hyde about banning glitter and why the private sector, not the state, holds the answers to our environmental woes for Moving Forward, the new radio show from Young Voices and Fed by Ravens Media.
Read moreA wind-powered nation is a nice idea. But the inconvenient truth is that a few wind turbines can't replace our reliance on fossil fuels. Nuclear power is the only way to quit coal without plunging Britain into darkness.
Read moreIn Hong Kong, they sent in the riot police. In Taiwan, they will send the military. It's time for the West to stand up to China.
Read morePrivate companies are doing more than the state ever has to combat climate change. The state is the problem and private enterprise is the solution — not the other way around. More government is never the answer.
Read moreThe UN refuses to acknowledge Taiwan’s existence. It is beholden to China’s will. What is the point of an international peace project if it reliably does the bidding of a communist dictatorship?
Read moreRepublicans must own climate change to win young voters. I discussed American environmentalism with Stephen Kent for Underscored, the Young Voices podcast.
Read moreAs China reneges on its climate change commitments, now is the perfect time for Britain to step up and lead the way on both renewable energy and de-Sinoficiation by investing in promising clean energy projects around the world.
Read moreStrap in for a bumpy ride as the PM has put everything back on the table by reopening the Withdrawal Agreement debate.
Read moreCorbynites have walled themselves into a corner. They must oppose both the government and the Opposition. They must be the Opposition’s opposition. And that often means adopting unjustifiable positions, like defending China.
Read moreYoung voters care about the planet, and the GOP is flat-out refusing to engage on environmental issues. The Republican party must address its climate problem.
Read moreTrump's Republicans are climate-denying racists and Biden's Democrats are socialist, statist and authoritarian. Pro-liberty voters are out of options. When did America stop believing in freedom?
Read moreUyghur Muslims are being systematically incarcerated, torn from their loved ones, sterilised and murdered. The CCP does not show a flicker of remorse as it denies what is plain to see. History will judge us for how we respond.
Read morePlenty of groups face institutional barriers to their progress in British academia. Tories are not one of them.
Read moreThe Home Office is - and always has been - racist. And now we have the data to prove it.
Read moreOverhauling our reliance on fossil fuels will represent the world's biggest realignment since the Industrial Revolution. A wind turbine here and a solar panel there simply won’t cut it. We need nuclear power.
Read moreThere is no reason why you can’t be both pro-capitalism and pro-environment. In fact, being pro-capitalism makes you a much better environmentalist.
Read moreOnline Course: Freelance Political Commentary – How to Get Started
Read moreHow must you see obese people if you think that banning “buy one get one free” deals on unhealthy foods will cause people to lose weight? Obese people are human beings, not a problem for you to solve. Leave us alone.
Read moreThe Chinese Communist Party is shamelessly massacring Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. Post-Brexit Global Britain must stand up for human rights on the world stage.
Read moreI spoke to the Marshall Society about the British Conservation Alliance, nuclear energy, Extinction Rebellion and the need for a Green Market Revolution.
Read moreOcean plastic cleanup is one of many examples wherein the private sector is succeeding where governments fail. Whether they intend to make a profit or simply to do good, the result is the same: private actors can do the job.
Read moreThe world might not explode in five years’ time, but we don’t have an eternity to stop climate change either. The clock is ticking.
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