Pity the oil and gas executives. They are currently the only people who can save Europe from a winter in … Continue reading “Moral outrage attacks on energy companies are dangerous and foolish”

Diversity these days is synonymous with measures of difference rooted in the nine protected characteristics in the 2010 Equality Act … Continue reading “Liberal vs anti-liberal conceptions of “diversity””

In his 2020 “Greenwich Speech”, Boris Johnson opined: “We are re-emerging after decades of hibernation as a campaigner for global … Continue reading “Steel tariffs: “pork barrel politics” in action?”

Philanthropy is not the same as charity, although the two are related. Charity is the giving of aid to those … Continue reading “Celebrating philanthropists – the IEA’s “Inspiring Freedom Award””

The Government’s nuclear plans create incentives for nuclear power companies to overcharge consumers, by linking prices to the firms’ own … Continue reading “Nuclear energy plans contain a ticking time bomb for our bills”

One of the features of working for a free market think tank is that anything you say on social media … Continue reading “Who funds you? Series 72743657393, Episode 293474565839”

In the Spring Statement, around half the policy costs of measures issued related to the energy crisis. One of the … Continue reading “Should liberals welcome green VAT discounts as a tax cut, or bemoan them as a tax distortion?”

YES – says Matthew Lesh “But actually, he thought as he re-adjusted the Ministry of Plenty’s figures, it was not … Continue reading “IEA Debate: Should classical liberals accept “Net Zero” as a given?”

Another day, another brilliant wheeze for nudging the country towards ‘net zero’, the Canute-like plan of the British political establishment … Continue reading “The case against Britain’s Soviet-style 5-year socket plan”