That, in essence, is the question posed to us by my former colleague Paul Johnson today in The Times. Paul’s … Continue reading “How should the BBC deal with competing evidence?”

Summary: Economics teaches that freely determined pay arrangements are likely to lead to optimal output and employment, with benefits to … Continue reading “And how much do you earn? Public pressure for regulation of pay”

How much people are paid and how that pay is determined have become too politicised, with a worrying increase in … Continue reading “Political intervention in wage-setting risks damaging UK employment”

For British politics to be genuinely influenced by Catholic social teaching, several things would need to change. First, there is … Continue reading “Policy implications of Catholic social teaching”

Commenting on the publication of the Government’s childhood obesity strategy, Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of … Continue reading “Sugar levy is an eye-catching but ill-considered gimmick”

For the first time in 40 years, the UK will shortly have control of fishing policy. We can, at last, … Continue reading “A post-Brexit alternative to the Common Fisheries Policy”

EA:       Why should young economists study Adam Smith? VS:       Young students in economics and the humanities desiring to better … Continue reading ““Why should young economists read Adam Smith?” – Interview with Prof Vernon L. Smith”

Waiting in the sweltering heat of Washington, DC for 10 minutes for an Uber, I was desperate to get into … Continue reading “As a free-marketeer, I love regulation. Regulation by the market, that is.”

The RMT’s strikes are a cynical ploy to pave the way for rail renationalisation  There is no general upsurge of … Continue reading “RMT’s strikes are a ploy to pave the way for rail renationalisation”