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Following the bailout of several banks, the government is now considering measures to ‘save’ the British car industry. Such a … Continue reading “Slam the brakes on bailouts”

The government would have us believe that one way to help households struggling to gain access to the housing market … Continue reading “More social housing won’t help the housing market”

By continually blocking reforms to public sector pension schemes, the leaders of the public sector unions may be dooming their … Continue reading “Why the last laugh will be on Sir Humphrey”

The online edition of the Handelsblatt, a major German business newspaper, recently featured an op-ed blaming government-created ’fiat money’ for the … Continue reading “The link between ‘fiat money’ and boom-and-bust cycles”

Pope Pius IX had everything modern in his sights when he wrote the Syllabus of Errors and related encyclicals. It … Continue reading “Pope Pius IX and the errors of socialism”

Deflation means that the pound in your pocket is worth more each year. In an earlier age, deflation was regarded … Continue reading “The perils of a deflationary shock”

There is a general perception that the ageing population of developed countries will lead to some kind of crisis or … Continue reading “How I learned to stop worrying and love the demographic time bomb”

Twenty-nine per cent of English homes are not ‘decent’ places to live, according to the latest edition of the English … Continue reading “Housing, poverty and the planning system”

●  Peter J. Boettke worries that governments are repeating the policy mistakes of the Great Depression. ●  Philip Booth explains … Continue reading “Economics on the web (28.11.08)”