In the UK, a furore has broken out over the failure of a company called Carillion. The focus of the … Continue reading “Let’s have less PFI – by reducing the scope of the state”

Words like “fairness” and “justice” are regularly thrown around with little thought to what they mean. Strangely, though, the politicians … Continue reading “There’s nothing fair about burdening future generations with unfunded spending on pensioners”

From 4th to 7th October 2015, the IEA co-hosted the Think Tent event series at the Conservative Party conference in … Continue reading “Healthcare should never be ‘national’ – still less nationalised”

We need to have a serious talk. The topic may be painful. Being faced with the warts of a much-loved … Continue reading “Politicians must revive the spirit of radical NHS reform”

When I first heard about Sushi in the early 2000s, like many others, I found the idea of eating raw … Continue reading “‘But that’s different!’ Why private healthcare is the new Sushi”

There is a wonderful story about the realism (or pessimism) of young people. A polling company had asked a group … Continue reading “Better pensions – how to return to the future”

William Beveridge is not a popular figure among classical liberals. He is blamed for paving the way for the nationalisation … Continue reading “Restoring contracting-out: Towards a voluntary system of private pensions”

In a new book entitled Pensions: Policies, New Reforms and Current Challenges, there is a chapter by two authors who … Continue reading “Contracting-out: it would work in healthcare, too”