An unusual alliance has in recent times lined up to support a significant increase in the minimum wage to the … Continue reading “Do tax credits ‘subsidise’ employers?”

On 12th June, the Guardian published a letter from 79 economists, including David Blanchflower, Thomas Piketty, Mariana Mazzucato and Ha-Joon … Continue reading “Closed-minded economists”

Commenting on the government’s plans to sell off its shares in the Royal Bank of Scotland, Philip Booth, Editorial and … Continue reading “RBS belongs in the private sector”

Commenting on the Queen’s Speech, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “Today’s announcement saw constitutional … Continue reading “Government must continue to focus on the deficit”

The Economist, 11 April 2020 – Continued from part 1 (healthcare) – Up until 2016, the UK was one of the … Continue reading “An article from an unlikely future. Part 2: Decentralisation”

The economic impact of higher top tax rates was one of the more contentious themes of the recent general election. … Continue reading “The impact of top marginal tax rates on the international mobility of superstar inventors”

Commenting on David Cameron’s announcement to introduce a five-year tax lock, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Five-year ‘tax lock’ is a step in the right direction”

Which school of economic thought has been vindicated by the macroeconomic performance of the UK over the past five years? … Continue reading “The final retreat in the fiscal stimulus debate”

Tim Montgomerie, founder of the Good Right, a Senior Fellow at the Legatum Institute, the creator of the ConservativeHome website, a … Continue reading “In Conversation with Tim Montgomerie”