A new study of social housing by Peter King, Reader in Social Thought at De Montfort University*, argues that all … Continue reading “Social Housing should be scrapped in favour of single cash payments – IEA study claims”

France is the most corrupt country in the developed world, according to a new study published by the Institute of … Continue reading “France tops developed world corruption league”

Better regulation can be achieved without resorting to statutory state regulation, which tends to be ineffective, cumbersome and poor value … Continue reading “Better Regulation can be achieved without the state”

The conventional wisdom that railway privatisation failed passengers and taxpayers is challenged by a new study published by the Institute … Continue reading “Privatisation Improved the Railways – New IEA Report Claims”

Local government has never been less accountable to its electorate and more subject to central government control than it is … Continue reading “Local government can be made self-financing claim IEA authors”

At its latest meeting, the IEA’s Shadow Monetary Policy Committee, a group of leading monetary economists that monitors developments in … Continue reading “SMPC Votes to Hold Interest Rates”

In 1981 almost the entire economics profession – 364 academic economists including many professors at leading universities – signed a … Continue reading “Can 364 economists all be wrong?”

Large scale infrastructure projects like Crossrail should be funded by a Land Tax according to Fred Harrison, the author of … Continue reading “Crossrail should be funded by a Land Tax says IEA author”

The IEA’s Shadow Monetary Policy Committee, a group of leading monetary economists drawn from academia and the City, voted to … Continue reading “SMPC votes to hold interest rates”