Expansion of Heathrow and Gatwick might not be necessary if a proper charging structure were in place claims influential senior … Continue reading “Airport Expansion Questioned”

Crime has fallen over the last ten years because of economic factors, a sustained fall in the proportion of young … Continue reading “Ethics and morals important determinants of crime too”

Market reforms have worked well in central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, argues Professor Leszek Balcerowicz, President … Continue reading “Balcerowicz: rapid and radical reformers done best”

It would be ‘strongly against Britain’s economic interests to join EMU as it is constituted and planned’, says Professor Patrick … Continue reading “Don’t Join the Euro, Says New IEA Paper”

Applications to employment tribunals have nearly trebled in the last decade and are now running at well over 100,000 a … Continue reading “End Growth In Power Of Employment Tribunals”

Students, who benefit from higher education, should pay the full costs, according to Professor Edward J. Mishan, formerly of the … Continue reading “University Students Should Pay Full Costs of Their Education”

The European Central Bank (ECB) has a ‘robust degree of democratic legitimacy’, according to Professor Otmar Issing, a member of … Continue reading “European Central Bank Has Democratic Legitimacy, Says Issing”

Government plans to pour more money into ‘public services’ are unlikely to bear fruit unless resource allocation is improved, says … Continue reading “IEA Yearbook: better public services from increased spending?”

The ‘proudly independent’ mid-nineteenth examination boards have become an ‘arm of the state’, subject to legislation ‘that mirrors the high … Continue reading “Trust in Standards Declined — Reform Exam Boards”