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Inside the Sausage Factory

18 June 2026
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Inside the Sausage Factory

Christopher Snowdon
18 June 2026
“Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made.” – Attributed to Otto von Bismarck SUMMARY … Continue reading “Inside the Sausage Factory”
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Anti-Capitalism and Public Health

21 August 2025

Anti-Capitalism and Public Health

21 August 2025
Summary The literature on policy-making in public health academia portrays the interests of many industries as being implacably opposed to … Continue reading “Anti-Capitalism and Public Health”
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The Nanny State Index 2025

15 May 2025

The Nanny State Index 2025

Christopher Snowdon
15 May 2025
Contents Nanny State Index 2025 Summary Welcome to the sixth edition of the Nanny State Index, a league table of … Continue reading “The Nanny State Index 2025”
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The Corporate Playbook

24 April 2025
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The Corporate Playbook

Christopher Snowdon
24 April 2025
Contents Summary This paper argues that the academic literature on the political strategies of ‘unhealthy commodity industries’ offers no insights … Continue reading “The Corporate Playbook”
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Not Invented Here

12 March 2025

Not Invented Here

Christopher Snowdon, Kristian Niemietz, and Zion Lights
12 March 2025
Contents Foreword The theoretical advantage of single-issue pressure groups is that they can form broad coalitions, gathering people from across … Continue reading “Not Invented Here”
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The People VS. Paternalism

26 February 2025

The People VS. Paternalism

Christopher Snowdon
26 February 2025
Contents Summary Mancur Olson explained in The Logic of Collective Action (1965) that the free rider problem and the paradox … Continue reading “The People VS. Paternalism”
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Defanging the Nanny State

27 December 2024

Defanging the Nanny State

Christopher Snowdon
27 December 2024
Contents Foreword In 2016, the IEA and EPICENTER launched the first edition of Dr Christopher Snowdon’s ‘Nanny State Index’, which … Continue reading “Defanging the Nanny State”
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Calories Out: The Unintended Consequences of Food Reformulation

31 July 2024
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Calories Out: The Unintended Consequences of Food Reformulation

Gavin Sandercock, Alex Scott-Bayfield & Christopher Snowdon
31 July 2024
Contents Summary Since 2015, the UK government has worked with the food industry to reformulate a wide range of food … Continue reading “Calories Out: The Unintended Consequences of Food Reformulation”
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New Paternalism Meets Older Wisdom

27 March 2024
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New Paternalism Meets Older Wisdom

Erik Matson
27 March 2024
Contents Introductory Remarks In recent decades, economics and related policy sciences have taken what might be called a ‘behavioural turn’. … Continue reading “New Paternalism Meets Older Wisdom”
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