Earlier this week, I ended a presentation to sixth-formers by commenting that nobody would want to be Rishi Sunak. Of … Continue reading “No salvation in fiscal policy”

According to the Commonwealth Fund, the NHS is the best healthcare system in the world. But according to the OECD, … Continue reading “Interview: Kristian Niemietz discusses the NHS with Ryan Bourne (video)”

A great deal of IEA work corroborates studies produced by the government in suggesting that we have a huge implicit … Continue reading “Is there a solution to the debt timebomb?”

George Osborne’s conference speech earlier this week brought back memories of a paper that was published by the IEA back … Continue reading “Pensioner power”

With Monty Python at the O2 arena and ongoing coverage of the NHS, I was reminded last week of the … Continue reading “Judge the NHS on its outcomes – not the intentions behind it”

Few subjects generate emotion in UK politics like the funding of the NHS. Warnings of the health service’s imminent collapse … Continue reading “Why bold action on NHS funding can no longer be avoided”

History is unlikely to be kind to George Osborne. Four years after he became Chancellor, the national debt has exploded, … Continue reading “Osborne’s pre-election gimmicks do little to address Britain’s long-term economic problems”

With Budget day upon us tomorrow, we can expect to be told that we are almost half-way through the government’s … Continue reading “Britain’s real debt iceberg is getting scarily little attention”

The national budget reports of most developed nations are based on current cash flows of tax collections and government expenditures … Continue reading “US and UK governments are on course for fiscal calamity”