# despatch — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover despatch. Page: Feed: --- ## [Dalibor Rohac: capitalism can save the West](https://briefing.capx.co/p/dalibor-rohac-capitalism-can-save) _2026-08-19 · CapX and Marc Sidwell · The Capitalist_ Are Nimbys a threat to national security? Britain’s inability to build houses and infrastructure is rightly at the heart of our domestic political debate. Dalibor Rohac thinks it needs to be seen as a geopolitical failing as well. This week on The Capitalist, Rohac, incoming director of research at Globsec, discusses his new book ‘Unshackled: How Economic Growth Can Defeat the World’s Dictators’ .… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211845542/40635090a9c1020aafe49229b72f8fc3.mp3) ## [The Lucas Letters: Despatch Five](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/the-lucas-letters-despatch-five) _2026-08-19 · Karenza Grant · The Cave Under the Mountain_ Duty yields to forbidden desire in the personal communications of drac physician Lucas Rouseau. ## [Labour isn't working](https://briefing.capx.co/p/labour-isnt-working) _2026-08-18 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: do America's socialists have a point, and what's gone wrong with the ONS? ## [Who can afford to build?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/who-can-afford-to-build) _2026-08-17 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: doom culture is a dangerous drug, and why are Bath's Greens fighting a bike lane? ## [Despatch: A £3 trillion problem](https://briefing.capx.co/p/despatch-a-3-trillion-problem) _2026-08-17 · CapX · The Capitalist_ Britain's national debt has just passed £3 trillion for the first time – and John Penrose says it's time to get it under control. But while Andy Burnham ruled out breaking Rachel Reeves's fiscal rules to borrow more, he's asked his Chancellor to find 'wriggle room' within them. Penrose argues that what we need instead is full transparency about the state's liabilities. Any honest reckoning would… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211540243/1e644c675ac1f33eaab62ca49fbc2e8f.mp3) ## [Weekly Briefing: Farage's rare achievement](https://briefing.capx.co/p/weekly-briefing-farages-rare-achievement) _2026-08-16 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: the truth about immigration, how to spot a bot and the red tape that means gardens aren't green ## [Nigel's back – but for how long?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/nigels-back-but-for-how-long) _2026-08-14 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: the Boriswave isn't a myth, and why students deserve the truth about their degrees ## [Time to be honest, Andy](https://briefing.capx.co/p/time-to-be-honest-andy) _2026-08-13 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: giving driverless cars the green light, and the mother of all biases ## [Richard Hanania: Can you trust a populist?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/richard-hanania-can-you-trust-a-populist) _2026-08-13 · CapX and Marc Sidwell · The Capitalist_ Richard Hanania had a ringside seat for the rise of MAGA, as his Substack essays on anti-woke issues gained traction at the highest level of the new American Right. He had high hopes for Donald Trump’s second term, and coined the term ‘Tech Right’, hoping for an administration that worked productively alongside some of the smartest people in Silicon Valley. In practice, he says the second Trump… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210886565/93cbbc467f2c9ddbc2f7d01f9e35d543.mp3) ## [Lights out, prices up](https://briefing.capx.co/p/lights-out-prices-up) _2026-08-12 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: Richard Hanania on populism, and how to spot a robot writer ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kqojclakiHGQ) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Nesting Birds, an Eclipse, and a Book Cover Cast in Gold](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/author-news-swallows-eclipse-piano-tuners-song) _2026-08-12 · The Cave Under the Mountain_ fill in ## [Time for a snap election?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/time-for-a-snap-election) _2026-08-11 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: reversing Brexit is a fantasy, and the ecosystem enabling antisemitism ## [Is Burnham eyeing a wealth tax?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/is-burnham-eyeing-a-wealth-tax) _2026-08-10 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: the Navy drones sending data to China, and the case against a National Care Service ## [Despatch: The flaw at the heart of the EU](https://briefing.capx.co/p/despatch-the-flaw-at-the-heart-of) _2026-08-10 · CapX · The Capitalist_ The recent Spanish border crisis – in which some 72,000 illegal migrants crossed into Ceuta from Morocco – should be a wake-up call for Europe, argues Mani Basharzad . Most of those who crossed the border soon returned home, but thousands remained and dozens died in the chaos. Even the most fervent Remainer ought to view these events with relief that Britain is no longer bound by the EU’s right to… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210599331/de61c41887d2cabb7fe5e107c83a2130.mp3) ## [Weekly Briefing: The EU's flawed heart](https://briefing.capx.co/p/weekly-briefing-the-eus-flawed-heart) _2026-08-09 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: what AI doomers get wrong, free markets v Iran and the hidden taxes on your house ## [Britain's bureaucracy is breaking](https://briefing.capx.co/p/britains-bureaucracy-is-breaking) _2026-08-07 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: vertical drinking, tax jitters and why the Left don't own Free-Born John ## [Wanted: a warrior against decline](https://briefing.capx.co/p/wanted-a-warrior-against-decline) _2026-08-06 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: how nukes stopped WWIII, and the hidden taxes on your new home ## [Alex Tabarrok: Britain's equal pay madness](https://briefing.capx.co/p/alex-tabarrok-britains-equal-pay) _2026-08-06 · CapX and Marc Sidwell · The Capitalist_ Britain’s ‘equal value’ pay rules go well beyond upholding equal pay for the same work, and mean that tribunals have the power to ignore the market and decide that bin men and teaching assistants should, in fact, be paid the same. These rules bankrupted Birmingham City Council, and the big supermarkets are already facing claims worth up to £8 billion for back pay. Now the Government wants to… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209906203/73542754b7afb38124ba83747c56832d.mp3) ## [The social value bait and switch](https://briefing.capx.co/p/the-social-value-bait-and-switch) _2026-08-05 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: Alex Tabarrok on equal value pay, and Starmer's defence blunder ## [The Small Folk Below](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/cornish-folklore-fairy-well-buccas-towednack) _2026-08-05 · Karenza Grant · The Cave Under the Mountain_ A Cornish fairy well and the industrious small folk underground ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XZbSbNaR3cJ4) _2026-08-05 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [How not to fix prisons](https://briefing.capx.co/p/how-not-to-fix-prisons) _2026-08-04 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: Ceuta shows the flaw at the EU's heart, and what the AI doomers get wrong ## [Despatch: Ben Houchen – we need real devolution](https://briefing.capx.co/p/despatch-ben-houchen-we-need-real) _2026-08-04 · CapX · The Capitalist_ Give Andy Burnham his due. He has been arguing for devolution for the best part of a decade. But Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen says that’s what makes the Prime Minister’s recent announcements so dispiriting. Burnham says he wants Whitehall to give power away, but he seems determined to grip tighter than ever. Houchen argues that handing over a share of business rates and income tax counts for… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209753324/dc32f731d08f6c8b4e49ccc07cd2d126.mp3) ## [Labour play the blame game](https://briefing.capx.co/p/labour-play-the-blame-game) _2026-08-03 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: how New Zealand solved its pay litigation crisis, and Britain has a spending problem ## [Weekly Briefing: Power to the people?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/weekly-briefing-power-to-the-people) _2026-08-02 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: is the grid on the brink of collapse, who'd want to be a British millionaire and does anyone own the Moon? ## [Houchen: I don't want Andy's pocket money](https://briefing.capx.co/p/houchen-i-dont-want-andys-pocket) _2026-07-31 · Marc Sidwell · The CapX Briefing_ Plus: why are we banning energy drinks, and could AI make Whitehall worse? ## [Who owns the Moon?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/who-owns-the-moon) _2026-07-29 · CapX and Marc Sidwell · The Capitalist_ In June, SpaceX went public in the largest IPO in history. Three days earlier, a German historian published a book explaining why that moment had been 60 years in the making. CapX editor Marc Sidwell sits down with Rainer Zitelmann to discuss ‘New Space Capitalism’, Zitelmann's account of how private enterprise took over the final frontier. They also discuss how SpaceX cut launch costs by 95%, why… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208957843/88470e0b3e7ab51776477158256555c9.mp3) ## [Despatch: Helen Whately on welfare reform](https://briefing.capx.co/p/despatch-helen-whately-on-welfare) _2026-07-28 · CapX · The Capitalist_ Our new Chancellor has a problem: paying for Andy Burnham’s plans. Raising taxes will damage the economy, and won’t raise enough. Lower bus fares and VAT off energy bills are scarce consolation when people can’t get jobs. There is no other way. John Healey needs to find the courage to reform welfare. Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately says the path to a stronger economy runs through… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208785091/9e1d8a546deb9549066c0412d8f3ef8b.mp3) ## [Andrew Griffith – does Burnham understand business?](https://briefing.capx.co/p/andrew-griffith-does-burnham-understand) _2026-07-22 · CapX and Marc Sidwell · The Capitalist_ Britain has a new prime minister. But will Andy Burnham’s new government reverse years of stagnation? CapX editor Marc Sidwell sits down with Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith to ask whether Burnham is about to double down on a bigger state or finally embrace growth. They also discuss why Westminster needs more people who have actually run a company, the 'insanity' of Labour's plan to… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208039728/df55678764d9de8f3d6c16ff87f7d26b.mp3) ## [Despatch: The regulator shouldn’t rig your YouTube feed](https://briefing.capx.co/p/despatch-the-regulator-shouldnt-rig) _2026-07-21 · CapX · The Capitalist_ Rather than letting people choose between freely-competing broadcasters, Ofcom wants to put a thumb on the scale for favoured 'trustworthy' sources, even on third-party platforms like YouTube. Smart TVs are covered too, with plans to reserve nine of the top home screen tiles for public service broadcasters. Jack Rankin MP argues this will crush the competition and choice the sector needs,… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207876584/b822d32ff932ebfec64dd77c18effb81.mp3) ## [The Lucas Letters: Despatch Four](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/the-lucas-letters-despatch-four) _2026-07-15 · Karenza Grant · The Cave Under the Mountain_ Duty yields to forbidden desire in the personal communications of drac physician Lucas Rouseau. ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/J1lyZCvUCGo3) _2026-07-15 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Hell's Hollow and a Drac's Chateau](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/folkloric-devilry-real-places-pyrenees) _2026-07-08 · The Cave Under the Mountain_ The real-world haunts of Folkloric Devilry, and a near-drowning off St Michael's Mount ## [Of Fairy Funerals and Fairy Revels](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/cornish-folklore-fairy-funeral-fairy-revel) _2026-07-01 · Karenza Grant · The Cave Under the Mountain_ Old eyewitness accounts from Hunt's Complete Cornish Folklore ## [The Folkloric Guile Audiobook Is Unleashed, and Kickstarter Bestows a Blessing](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/folkloric-guile-audiobook-projects-we-love) _2026-06-24 · The Cave Under the Mountain_ Also... an extract from Folkloric Guile and the latest author news. ## [The Lucas Letters: Despatch Three](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/the-lucas-letters-despatch-three) _2026-06-17 · Karenza Grant · The Cave Under the Mountain_ Duty yields to forbidden desire in the personal communications of drac physician Lucas Rouseau. ## [Dark Dracs, Musical Cosmology and Alchemy](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/folkloric-devilry-robert-fludd-piano-tuners-song) _2026-06-10 · Karenza Grant · The Cave Under the Mountain_ Folkloric Devilry is getting juicy and Robert Fludd is providing design inspiration ## [The Elfin Creed of Cornwall](https://thecave.karenzagrant.com/p/cornish-folklore-piskies-spriggans) _2026-06-02 · Karenza Grant · The Cave Under the Mountain_ Spriggans, Piskies, Knockers and Brownies: an extract from Hunt’s Complete Cornish Folklore