When the BBC reported last month that Arron Banks had given £450,000 to Nigel Farage, I tweeted ironically: “So now … Continue reading “A reply to the British Medical Journal”

“Market failure” is constantly used by capitalism’s critics as justification for government spending, taxes and regulation. In policy areas ranging … Continue reading “Market failure arguments are a poor guide to policy”

On Question Time last week, the issue of the restriction of television licences to over-75s was raised. Nobody spoke in … Continue reading “Scrap the free TV licence – and scrap the TV licence”

Based on its email conducted during early June 2019, the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC) voted by a margin of … Continue reading “SMPC votes Five / Four to Hold Bank Rate in June”

This paper examines the current state of UK agriculture and makes recommendations as to what the long term goals of … Continue reading “Fertile Ground”

YES – says Shanker Singham, Head of the International Trade and Competition Unit, Institute of Economic Affairs When the UK … Continue reading “IEA debate: After Brexit, is it time to get the government out of agriculture, and embrace free trade and free markets?”

The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union and Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) provides an opportunity to develop a more productive … Continue reading “UK farming industry can prosper unshackled from the Common Agricultural Policy”

Responding to the Chancellor’s plea to keep national debt falling every year, Kate Andrews, Associate Director at the Institute of … Continue reading “The Chancellor is right to emphasise the importance of fiscal responsibility”

As the government responded to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s report on executive and high pay, Professor Len … Continue reading “Resisting pressure to intervene in executive pay, a sensible decision”