Contents Foreword Friedrich August von Hayek never formally worked for the Institute of Economic Affairs, but he was nonetheless one … Continue reading “Hayek’s Nobel: 50 Years On”

Contents Summary Until very recently, Britain’s National Health Service used to be beyond argument. The reverence for the health service … Continue reading “The Denationalisation of Healthcare”

Summary  Since the mid-1980s, the UK’s aviation sector has undergone substantial liberalisation. This was a great success story as far … Continue reading “Terminal Problem? The case for a market-based airport slot allocation system”

Summary In 1980, an article in The Times predicted that over the next five years, the National Health Service (NHS) … Continue reading “Repeat Prescription? The NHS and four decades of privatisation paranoia”

Summary Australia and the UK had very similar healthcare systems until the end of the 1940s, when they diverged. The … Continue reading “Wizards of Oz? What the UK can learn from Australia’s healthcare system”

Summary Millennials have long been portrayed as a politically disengaged and apathetic generation. In recent years, however, that portrayal has … Continue reading “Left turn ahead: Surveying attitudes of young people towards capitalism and socialism”

Summary The Coronavirus pandemic has given rise to the phenomenon of ‘Coronfirmation Bias’, the tendency to interpret the pandemic as … Continue reading “Viral Myths: Why we risk learning the wrong lessons from the pandemic”

Summary Home ownership in the UK comes in two main varieties: freehold and leasehold. ‘Freehold’ is ‘home ownership’ in the … Continue reading “Grounds for concern: Leasehold reform and the future of home ownership”

The British left continues to be torn between continuity socialism and a return to a broad church approach, under which … Continue reading “Nationalisation: the popular idea that never wins?”