Summary: Of the three current options for UK”s future customs arrangements with the EU, ‘MaxFac’ has the best chance of … Continue reading “The case for ‘MaxFac’”

The staff at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) are the best public finance number-crunchers in the UK. But last … Continue reading “Are there really no alternatives to tax increases (as the IFS claims)?”

In the latest intervention from the nanny state, MPs are now calling for tax increases on sweets and salty snacks, … Continue reading “How have we got to the stage of talking about reformulation of chocolates and puddings?”

Today is Tax Freedom Day, as calculated by our friends at the Adam Smith Institute. As of today, the average … Continue reading “Today is Tax Freedom Day!”

The Vatican recently issued a letter on economic and financial matters. Quite unlike many recent communications on those issues, it … Continue reading “The best Vatican document on economics for some time”

Commenting on calls for tax rises to pay for the NHS, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “NHS system requires wholesale reform, not simply more cash”

Venezuela is “experiencing problems”, because the country has taken a “wrong turn”, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said on the Sunday … Continue reading “When did Venezuela take a “wrong turn”?”

Commenting on Public Health England’s progress report on the sugar reduction scheme, Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute … Continue reading “Public Health England sugar reduction scheme has led to ‘shrinkflation’ rip off”

There is strong support for the idea of a universal basic income (UBI) right across the political spectrum. Advocates include … Continue reading “The case against a Universal Basic Income (UBI)”