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Argues for outcome‑based university funding as many UK institutions struggle: over a third reported deficits in 2024–25, forecast to rise to four in ten in 2025–26, with study visa applications down nearly a third in early 2026, squeezing revenues.
Falling birth rates in England and Wales (around 1.4 children per woman) and across developed countries are framed as manageable rather than catastrophic; the piece argues funded pensions and other policy responses can offset demographic pressures on public finances.
Opinion piece arguing the common claim that governments cannot be likened to households is wrong; the author contends the household analogy — balancing spending with income, prudent borrowing and tight limits — remains a useful guide for fiscal policy.
Commemorates Douglas Mason, the Adam Smith Institute author who proposed replacing local property 'rates' with a per-capita charge—an idea that evolved into the controversial poll tax—and recounts the policy debates that followed.
Critique opposes Andy Burnham's proposed 'Your First Home' 20% equity‑loan scheme for new‑build first‑time buyers with a 2.5% minimum deposit, warning of moral hazard and risks reminiscent of past US mortgage failures.
Argues that spending cuts are inevitable and signals the state pension triple lock as an obvious but politically sensitive target for savings, urging parties to confront difficult choices on public spending.