At first sight, the 2013 Budget seems to mean good news for prospective homebuyers and working parents. Under the new … Continue reading “Demand and supply: why the Budget fails on A-level economics”

When New Labour came to power, one in five children lived in a household with no adult in work, so … Continue reading “Childcare: how to price the poor out of the market, and then subsidise them back in again”

Despite the increasingly worrying position of the public finances, the urge to spend more appears to be hardwired into politicians … Continue reading “Higher spending and new entitlements: coalition policy on early education”

The Daycare Trust and Save the Children have published the results of a survey suggesting that almost a quarter of … Continue reading “Childcare conundrums”

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne leads the chorus of tut-tutting at means-tested child tax credits going to “better-off” families and seems … Continue reading “Means testing means more welfare dependency”

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne leads the chorus of tut-tutting at means-tested child tax credits going to “better-off” families and seems … Continue reading “Means testing means more welfare dependency”