Responding to the latest growth figures Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The 0.3% fall … Continue reading “UK economy on track for a dismal second quarter”

Many readers will be familiar with the concept of the Bootleggers and Baptists, in which self-interested businesses find common cause … Continue reading “Bootlegging Baptists”

Responding to the Spending Review, Tom Clougherty, Executive Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “For all the preceding … Continue reading “Brace for Budget tax increases”

Flying to Scotland from Southampton on a fine day recently, my eye soon picked up the brown streak across southern … Continue reading “Could HS2’s route be put to better use?”

On 15 April, the IEA’s Kristian Niemietz gave a talk at an event organised by the London New Liberals. The article … Continue reading “The Case for a liberal YIMBYism”

“The Invisible Doctrine. The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)” by George Monbiot and … Continue reading “Book review: The Secret History of Neoliberalism”

Trump’s executive action-fuelled battles with woke universities fill the headlines. Columbia has capitulated; “heroic” Harvard holds its £53bn-endowment-funded ground. But … Continue reading “Universities: what can we learn from the US?”

Brexit was undoubtedly the dominant political topic of the second half of the 2010s. To say that it divided the … Continue reading “Brexonomics 101”

Railways as we know them are 200 years old this year. An invention in which Britain takes much pride and … Continue reading “Gravy-Trains”