Commenting on the news that the government is set to approve the building of Hinkley Point, Professor Philip Booth, Academic … Continue reading “Hinkley is an incredibly inefficient use of taxpayers’ money”

It looks as if Hinkley Point will now be given the green light. Astonishingly, the government has found a way … Continue reading “Two fallacies around Hinkley Point”

For the first time in 40 years, the UK will shortly have control of fishing policy. We can, at last, … Continue reading “A post-Brexit alternative to the Common Fisheries Policy”

EU transport policies are imposing staggering costs on taxpayers and consumers for very little benefit, according to a new study from the … Continue reading “EU transport policies impose heavy costs on taxpayers for little gain”

On 17 March 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its Provisional Decision on Remedies in its investigation of … Continue reading “Serious flaws in the CMA’s energy market investigation”

Commenting on the government’s announcement that they will take a stake of up to 25% in Tata Steel’s UK operations … Continue reading “State support of Tata Steel is gamble with taxpayers’ money”

Commenting on proposals to give HS3 the green light, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: … Continue reading “HS3 is a political gimmick and will do little to reduce travel times”

The Government has drawn an extremely positive picture of a “historic global climate deal [by which] the whole world has … Continue reading “What the Paris Agreement on climate change really means”

The government has today announced that charities, quangos and pressure groups in receipt of government grants will be prohibited from … Continue reading “IEA welcomes the end of state-funded lobbying”