Liabilities estimated at £1,071 billion

A greater degree of local accountability is needed to cut crime

IEA releases groundbreaking new book on economic liberalisation by Johnny Munkhammar

Reforms are more likely to succeed when they are tailored to local norms and values

Ordinary citizens will suffer if further sanctions are imposed on Burma

Extra support for lone parents encourages self-defeating behaviour

2012 Olympics and Crossrail risk repeating the mistakes of Concorde, Nuclear Power and the Millennium Dome

Zimbabwe ranks worst

Happiness is not related to national income or inequality