EU transport policies are imposing staggering costs on taxpayers and consumers for very little benefit, according to a new study from the … Continue reading “EU transport policies impose heavy costs on taxpayers for little gain”

Summary:  Transport policy is increasingly determined at EU level, with national, regional and local governments heavily constrained by a supranational … Continue reading “Stuck in Brussels: Should transport policy be determined at EU level?”

Rent controls are a bit like communism, in the sense that they can never ‘fail’, in the eyes of their … Continue reading “#QTWTAIN: “But haven’t rent controls worked in Germany?””

On 12 May, Together for the Common Good hosted a debate between Prof Philip Booth and Maurice Glasman at St. … Continue reading “Finance and the common good”

An article from the IMF’s magazine, entitled ‘Neoliberalism: Oversold?’, has been making the rounds on social media. This is not … Continue reading “The IMF gets it wrong on ‘neoliberalism’”

A BBC investigation shows that the number of public toilets has continued to fall, with nearly 1,800 closing nationwide in … Continue reading “Let’s privatise the loos. Yes, seriously.”

The Times today leads with the news that the government’s new alcohol guidelines were drafted by neo-temperance activists from the … Continue reading “Alcohol guidelines and the state”

I’ve got an idea for an alternative history novel, an alternate timeline in which the fall of the Berlin Wall … Continue reading “An alternative history: what ‘democratic socialism’ would have looked like”

The BBC Charter is currently under consultation for renewal, so it’s an ideal time to consider if a license fee … Continue reading “The case against the BBC licence fee”