Rowland Hill calculated that a lower, flatter rate of postage would not only make the public better off and better read, but increase the Revenue.

Economist Adam Smith warned that when Western commercial interests get involved in policy-making abroad, war and want are sure to follow.

If Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli really wanted a better-educated public, he must tackle the high cost of living.

Thorold Rogers looks at how Governments have tried to make trade ‘fair’, and concludes that they would have been better ensuring it was free.

Adam Smith contrasted the Government’s handling of the national economy with the way most families handled theirs.

As Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli stoked fears of Russian aggression, John Bright said that Russia was only threatening when she felt threatened.