As a teenager, I was lucky enough to see Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and that mercurial soccer genius, George Best, … Continue reading “New Trafford: can the free market promote regeneration in Manchester?”

In this series of posts, the IEA’s Christopher Snowdon explains the background and beliefs of the anti-smoking, anti-alcohol, anti-obesity and … Continue reading “Four Types of Killjoy: #5 Conclusion”

In this series of posts, the IEA’s Christopher Snowdon explains the background and beliefs of the anti-smoking, anti-alcohol, anti-obesity and … Continue reading “Four Types of Killjoy: #4 Anti-gambling”

In this series of posts, the IEA’s Christopher Snowdon explains the background and beliefs of the anti-smoking, anti-alcohol, anti-obesity and … Continue reading “Four Types of Killjoy: #3 Anti-obesity”

The Whetstone Freedom Fund (WFF)—is an international initiative founded by the Institute of Economic Affairs in honour of the late Linda … Continue reading “Progress in the Philippines”

In this series, the IEA’s Dr Christopher Snowdon explains the background and beliefs of the anti-smoking, anti-alcohol, anti-obesity and anti-gambling … Continue reading “Four Types of Killjoy: #1 Anti-smoking”

A few years ago, the psychiatrist and science blogger Scott Alexander recounted an interesting anecdote from his university days on … Continue reading “Disability and incapacity benefits for working-age people: some recent developments”

In late 2021, I spoke on a panel on classical liberalism and freedom of speech. Given the complete cultural hegemony … Continue reading “Has “real” wokery never been tried?”

Strategic Partnerships Manager Matthew Bowles has written in CapX arguing that we need to radically change our approach to crime. … Continue reading “Sympathy won’t make London safe again”