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Can’t get a GP appointment? Blame medical socialism

14 April 2022
Government and Institutions

Can’t get a GP appointment? Blame medical socialism

Len Shackleton
14 April 2022
A survey of over 2000 family doctors working in England has indicated a sharp fall in working hours post-pandemic, with … Continue reading “Can’t get a GP appointment? Blame medical socialism”

Archbishop Welby and the hubris of central planning

7 September 2018
Economic Theory

Archbishop Welby and the hubris of central planning

Len Shackleton
7 September 2018
Earlier this week, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, fronted the final report of the IPPR’s Commission on Economic Justice. … Continue reading “Archbishop Welby and the hubris of central planning”

Adventures in Guardianland, Part 1: How British central planning defeated the Nazis’ free-market war machine

10 August 2017
Economic Theory

Adventures in Guardianland, Part 1: How British central planning defeated the Nazis’ free-market war machine

Jim Cheoros
10 August 2017
Given Progressives’ oft-stated love of humankind, you’d think they would avoid hankering for the good old days of WWII, when … Continue reading “Adventures in Guardianland, Part 1: How British central planning defeated the Nazis’ free-market war machine”

Hayek was not a conservative. But conservatives should be Hayekians

3 April 2017
Economic Theory

Hayek was not a conservative. But conservatives should be Hayekians

Philip Booth
3 April 2017
Hayek famously wrote that he was not a conservative. But, 25 years after his death, that does not mean he … Continue reading “Hayek was not a conservative. But conservatives should be Hayekians”

The proto-Corbyn years of the 1970s were awful

5 October 2015
Economic Theory

The proto-Corbyn years of the 1970s were awful

Philip Booth
5 October 2015
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, think tanks such as the IEA had a difficult time. We were told … Continue reading “The proto-Corbyn years of the 1970s were awful”

NHS reforms will not solve the fundamental problems of state-run healthcare

18 January 2011

NHS reforms will not solve the fundamental problems of state-run healthcare

David Cowan
18 January 2011
Andrew Lansley’s Health and Social Care Bill promises the biggest top down reorganisation of the NHS since its inception. This … Continue reading “NHS reforms will not solve the fundamental problems of state-run healthcare”

Hammond’s Soviet-style rail policies

1 December 2010

Hammond’s Soviet-style rail policies

Richard Wellings
1 December 2010
When Transport Secretary Philip Hammond announced last week that the government would procede with three big rail projects – High … Continue reading “Hammond’s Soviet-style rail policies”

Alison Wolf – An Adult Approach to Further Education

3 November 2009
Education

Alison Wolf – An Adult Approach to Further Education

3 November 2009
In the UK, further education is a bastion of Soviet central planning that has wholly avoided the market-based reforms that … Continue reading “Alison Wolf – An Adult Approach to Further Education”

Complexity and central planning

27 August 2009

Complexity and central planning

Philip Booth
27 August 2009
This little gem recently came to my attention:   

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