Last year, the IEA published Sock Puppets, a report that examined the British government’s extensive funding of charities and pressure … Continue reading “European Commission using taxpayers’ money to fund groups that lobby for larger EU budgets and more EU regulation”

An editorial published in the British Medical Journal today calls for ‘a complete ban on alcohol advertising and sponsorship’. The authors … Continue reading “A total ban on alcohol advertising – the next logical step?”

We are used to single issue campaigners flagging up costs to the health service as a justification for raising taxes … Continue reading “Thirsty for money”

A curious little idea was reported by the BBC and the Telegraph this week, when two academics from Bath University … Continue reading “The anti-smoking smash and grab”

Are the British developing a taste for smuggled booze and moonshine? There was a five-fold increase in the number of … Continue reading “Less affordable alcohol will push drinkers towards the black market”

The question of whether the government should be funding pressure groups is one that faces politicians across the developed world. … Continue reading “A new approach to state-funded pressure groups”

The pressure group Hope Not Hate is celebrating the news that the British National Party will be denied €100,000 of … Continue reading “State funding should be withdrawn from all political activists”

They say that laws are like sausages, it is better not to see how they are made. If so, the … Continue reading “The Government ought to rouse our sleeping casinos”

If he maintains this Stakhanovite work-rate, Dominic Sandbrook will have written the definitive, 8,000-page history of Britain’s post-Churchillian twentieth century … Continue reading “Was 1976 really the best year? A review of Seasons in the Sun by Dominic Sandbrook”