Suppose the government redistributed to every adult Briton a basic, unconditional income of £10,000 from tax revenues. Would aggregate employment … Continue reading “A Universal Basic Income (UBI): a price worth paying to cut regulations?”

So much for US Republicans starving the government beast. When the party’s major tax reform package passed in December, Democrats … Continue reading “US Republicans have given up any pretence of fiscal conservatism”

Summary:  The rise of the ‘tech giants’ is, of course, a significant commercial threat to more traditional media, but it … Continue reading “Supervising the Tech Giants”

The rise of tech giants and new media channels should not be an excuse for politicians to usher in overreaching … Continue reading “Tech giants should set up independent regulator to avoid pernicious internet laws”

Coca-Cola’s decision to shrink its bottles and raise its prices has raised eyebrows, but the economics of it are straightforward. In … Continue reading “Colour me surprised: effects of Sugar Tax exactly as predicted”

Wednesday’s news that 16,000 first-time buyers have saved thousands of pounds thanks to their exemption from stamp duty is, on … Continue reading “Put aside the gimmicks and get the government out of our lives”

There are few things that most economists can agree on. But the appeal of land value tax (LVT) has long … Continue reading “Would a Land Value Tax (LVT) get Britain building?”

Foreword: John Mills is one of Britain’s most stimulating economic thinkers. Unusually, he has many decades of practical business experience … Continue reading “Is sterling devaluation the path to prosperity?”

Responding to reports that the UK and the EU have agreed the principles of a financial settlement (the so-called Brexit … Continue reading “Divorce Bill must be conditional on a good deal”