Media Integrity
Fraser Nelson thinks Brexiteers are the true liberals – does he remember their campaign?
Whatever they claim now, the Leave campaign was all about immigration
Fraser Nelson
It’s official: the 50p tax rate raises revenue
As the evidence comes in that the 50p tax rate raises hundreds of millions of pounds a year, Alex Hern looks at what the new Tory line will be on the rate.
Exposed: The climate deniers’ sea levels lies
The latest Spectator claims the sea level rise in the Maldives is a “lie”. And their source for this claim? Climate denier and pseudoscientist Nils-Axel Mörner.
Fraser Nelson massages new figures to rehash old, discredited argument
Fraser Nelson claims 154% of new jobs over the last year went to foreigners. He is massaging new stats to fit an old and discredited argument.
Fraser Nelson is wrong on the 50p tax rate
The Spectator's Fraser Nelson is wrong on the 50p tax rate, Left Foot Forward's Duncan Weldon reveals.
Fraser Nelson’s attack on 50p tax rate is full of holes
Writing in the Spectator, Fraser Nelson claims that the 50p tax rate, along with other high profile taxes on the wealthy, actually reduces tax revenue from the top percentile. The major piece of evidence he draws on is the table below. Showing the tax liability through income tax shouldered by various deciles of the tax base, he argues that as you reduce the top rate of tax, you actually collect more revenue.