“All over the world, we face many serious economic and social challenges. Apart from the immediate effects of cycles of … Continue reading “Evolutionary Economics”

The case against the wealth tax, and suggestions for alternatives Download Summary Wealth taxes have been tried many times. In … Continue reading “Fool’s Gold”

Summary Britain is experiencing a prolonged period of economic stagnation, if not decline. Most people believe living standards have declined … Continue reading “A Growth Mindset?”

Summary Since the 2008 financial crisis, environmental policy has shifted away from simply managing negative externalities and gradually converged with … Continue reading “Green Deals in the EU”

Marking the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations Summary In the Wealth of Nations, Adam … Continue reading “The Genius of Adam Smith”

The index published in Economic Freedom of the World 2025 measures the degree to which people in 165 jurisdictions around the globe are allowed to make their own economic choices. In the year with the most recent data (2023), the most-economically free jurisdictions were Hong Kong (1st), Singapore (2nd), New Zealand (3rd), Switzerland (4th), the United States (5th), Ireland (6th), Australia and Taiwan (tied for 7th), Denmark (9th), and the Netherlands (10th).

Contents Summary This paper argues that the academic literature on the political strategies of ‘unhealthy commodity industries’ offers no insights … Continue reading “The Corporate Playbook”

Contents Summary Parallel imports are genuine products imported into the United Kingdom without the consent of the intellectual property (IP) … Continue reading “Parallel Universe”

Contents Summary Over the past six decades our political, philosophical and legal approaches to discrimination have evolved, moving from a … Continue reading “Liberalising Discrimination Law”