Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party has a new economic committee, made up of high-profile names such as Danny Blanchflower, Simon Wren-Lewis, … Continue reading “If this is the new ‘mainstream economics’, God help us”

Commenting on Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to Labour Party Conference, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: … Continue reading “Corbyn’s anti-market agenda will hit the poorest the hardest”

New government spending programmes rapidly acquire permanence, and their removal then seems heartless and unprincipled. A case in point is … Continue reading “Universal free school meals are just another vote-buying gimmick”

Commenting on Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell’s speech to Labour Party Conference, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Labour’s approach to deficit reduction is pure fantasy”

The greenbelt is a sacred cow, right? Everybody loves the greenbelt, everybody wants to see it protected, and everybody knows … Continue reading “Why greenbelt reform is not a lost cause”

Most developed countries have set up systems of welfare that depend on population growth to sustain them. Unfortunately, we are … Continue reading “Double trouble – how the population crisis will bring about an economic crisis”

Last year, I wrote on this blog about the government’s proposed 5p plastic bag levy (set to come into force … Continue reading “The plastic bag levy illustrates the difficulty of Pigouvian taxation”

It is well-known that Churchill supported the concept of a union of nations on continental Europe. Less well-known is the fact that F. … Continue reading “Is the EU constitutionally flawed?”

In a centralised country like ours, regional and local politics will always play second fiddle to national events, such as … Continue reading “London’s next mayor must be unashamedly in favour of airport and housing expansion”