Commenting on the Prime Minister’s relaunch of the Big Society today, Mark Littlewood, Director-General of the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “Big Society proposals will see charities further shackled to the state”

Responding to the comments of Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, retiring from the Community Service Volunteers, Mark Littlewood, Director General of the … Continue reading “The Big Society requires big spending cuts”

Responding to the publication of Ofcom’s report on NewsCorp’s bid for BSkyB, Mark Littlewood, Director-General of the IEA, said that … Continue reading “BSkyB saga must not be clouded by the politics of personality, but should focus on the reality of business”

In a new research paper released today, the Institute of Economic Affairs argues that claims by the Fair Trade movement … Continue reading “New research finds Fair Trade movement is a distraction, not a solution”

Responding to comments from Lord Young about most Britons “never having it so good”, Mark Littlewood, Director General of the … Continue reading “Lord Young insensitive but not entirely wrong”

Richard D. North sets out the benefits of mass affluence and explains why ‘rich is beautiful’.

In this interview Mark Pennington critiques the belief held by many social democrats that the failure of past government interventions … Continue reading “Mark Pennington – Rescuing Social Capital from Social Democracy”

Helen Johns explains the key arguments her and Paul Ormerod make in their book Happiness, Economics and Public Policy. The … Continue reading “Helen Johns – Happiness, Economics and Public Policy”

A recent IEA student/teachers’ workshop featured sessions led by Dr Mark Pennington on “Environmentalists: Nice but Wrong?”; Dr Stephen Davies … Continue reading “John Meadowcroft – Social Capital (Student/Teacher Seminar)”