Today, Ticketmaster announced that it will close its two secondary ticket resale sites, SeatWave and Get Me In. From October, … Continue reading “Restricting ticket resale is economic illiteracy”

One of my colleagues used to have a theory about how Britain’s housing crisis would eventually become self-limiting. It went … Continue reading “A lack of affordable housing doesn’t defy the laws of supply and demand – it proves them”

It’s no secret that ambitious public infrastructure projects often end up running monumentally over budget. Recent transport history is littered with … Continue reading “HS2 is a classic case of the “sunk costs” fallacy”

It’s time to establish a modern, fair and efficient taxation standard for the digital economy – or at least, that’s … Continue reading “The trouble with the EU’s digital tax”

Economic nationalism is firmly back on the policy agenda, if recent developments are anything to go by. In his ‘Build … Continue reading ““Build it in Britain” – when self-sufficiency becomes self-harm”

Commenting on the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s latest report, which finds almost half a million houses are planned to … Continue reading “Green Belt regulations stand in the way of young people getting on the housing ladder”

Last week, Donald Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker jointly announced a deal to resolve the developing trade war cause by US … Continue reading “The Significance of the Trump/Juncker Deal”

The so-called ‘Norway Option’ (a form of Brexit under which the UK would leave the European Customs Union, but remain … Continue reading “Debate – is it time to ditch the ‘Norway Option’ for good?”

“Name one EU regulation or law you would change?” This question is often posed to Brexiteers, usually by those who … Continue reading “Anti-competitive regulations and the harm they cause (Part 5)”