IEA Blog

The UK has recently undergone a banking crisis, the reasons for which have been much analysed, but basically boil down … Continue reading “A perfect storm: the UK’s next banking crisis”

An update to An economic Christmas-present puzzle: buying books on Amazon: After my three letters to Amazon (going back two … Continue reading “Puzzle solved?”

Will a green ‘New Deal’ help get Britain out of recession? The Liberal Democrats, for example, have proposed the reopening … Continue reading “Green ‘New Deal’ will sink the UK further into the red”

Shopping-mall Santas remind me of politicians. No joke. Consider the similarities: each Santa sits upon a throne and receives from … Continue reading “Parliament of ho, ho, hos!”

I recently wrote a book explaining Thatcherism to America. It is available in paperback, published in New York City in … Continue reading “An economic Christmas-present puzzle: buying books on Amazon”

Maybe sterling has overshot a bit. Currencies do that sort of thing and we should not worry unduly. Maybe sterling … Continue reading “Who cares about the pound? I don’t”

This week we have had two news reports – one an individual case and the other based on thorough research. The … Continue reading “Families respond to incentives”

The Madoff scandal is yet more bad news for the financial sector. Several major banks may have lost hundreds of … Continue reading “Madoff and the regulation of financial markets”

Politicians and ‘opinion leaders’ claim that damaging climate change is in prospect unless drastic centralised action is taken. The prevailing … Continue reading “Challenging the activists on climate change”