President Donald Trump wants to slash America’s corporate income tax rate, as part of the most ambitious tax reform package … Continue reading “The UK’s lesson for America on slashing corporate taxes”

Commenting on the Conservative Party manifesto, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “This manifesto contains … Continue reading “Interventionist manifesto does go some way to improve intergenerational fairness”

George Monbiot has brought a new meaning to “regular columnist” with his contributions to The Guardian. Not only does he … Continue reading “Hard to believe, I know, but: George Monbiot is wrong”

Commenting on the Liberal Democrat Party’s manifesto, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The Liberal Democrats’ manifesto is … Continue reading “Unambitious Liberal Democrat manifesto hamstrung by tax and spending commitments”

I’m not a fan of Keynesian economics. (Yes, I know: shock, massive surprise.) But for the purposes of this article, … Continue reading “Why the left needs to stop banging on about ‘austerity’”

Commenting on the Labour Party’s manifesto, Julian Jessop, Chief Economist at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “Advocating more government spending, more … Continue reading “Labour Party manifesto pledges would impose largest tax burden since the 1940s”

This is an election where the likely outcome is “no change”. There will be no change to the government in … Continue reading “Over-regulation risks killing financial innovation at birth”

Commenting on the Conservative Party’s announcement on workers’ rights protections,  Len Shackleton, Editorial Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “Intervention … Continue reading “Labour market intervention may do more harm than good”

Daffyd Thomas, one of the most memorable characters in the ‘Little Britain’ series, is ‘the only gay in the village’. … Continue reading “Why I can’t be bothered to read Marx”