After 13 years of Conservative rule, many voters simply resent taxes, now that they no longer mean better public services, says the political economist William Davies

Should anyone need yet more proof that higher education is an area not best left to the market, this absurd ‘crackdown’ is it, says sociologist William Davies

Despite a deepening crisis, it wasn’t until homeowners were threatened that Westminster reacted, says political economist William Davies

Ideas once animated politics. Now our political class is rudderless at a time of crisis, says writer William Davies

Profits have become all-but guaranteed for wealthy elites, says economist William Davies

The prime minister’s ‘value’ is a bubble at the point of bursting, says political economist William Davies

For 30 years, politicians have ducked hard questions about our economy. Now the Tories promise to magic the problems away, says political economist William Davies

Our panel of hardworking writers has read the Labour leader’s 14,000-word essay – here’s what they think

Gordon Brown’s rule-based approach shaped Whitehall for two decades. But the Tories are forging a new politics that has little regard for prudence, says political economist William Davies

For a decade, wages stagnated while governments have propped up the housing market – with dire consequences for our society, says political economist William Davies