I really must re-tune the alarm clock so that I am not woken in the morning by the BBC trying … Continue reading “Everybody is outraged about offshore investment funds – because nobody understands what they are or what they do”

The prospect that the UK will be leaving the EU in March 2019 without a formal trade deal is focussing … Continue reading “Would post-Brexit tariffs really cost UK consumers £930 a year?”

The last 50 years have witnessed an unprecedented growth in international trade. Global inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) have … Continue reading “It is fashionable to condemn international financial centres – but before you join in, take a look at what they actually do”

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, a seventeenth-century French finance minister, once said “the art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as … Continue reading “The government plans to hike taxes without you noticing”

Has anyone noticed how “tax cuts for the rich” has become a moniker for all and every income tax cut? … Continue reading “Most tax cuts would, inter alia, “benefit the rich”. So what?”

Commenting on the Chancellor’s speech to Conservative Party Conference, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs said:  … Continue reading “Policies must back up Hammond’s rhetoric on free markets”

Commenting on Theresa May’s speech at the Bank of England, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “May must now follow through on her defence of free markets”

The United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 159 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2017 … Continue reading “Economic Freedom of the World Index 2017”

Commenting on Jeremy Corbyn’s speech to Labour Party Conference, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: … Continue reading “Corbyn proposals would be disastrous for both UK economy and living standards”