A year ago, the IEA published my paper Viral Myths – Why we risk learning the wrong lessons from the … Continue reading “Britain’s pandemic response revisited: has “Plague Island” redeemed itself?”

Since the dawn of anti-capitalism, the free-market system’s opponents have been waiting for the great crisis that will bring about … Continue reading “Corona crisis – have hopes for the end of capitalism been dashed?”

Working at home is something many of us have got used to – maybe too used to – over the … Continue reading “Is the ‘Zoomshock’ here to stay?”

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published a “rebuttal” of my IEA paper “Viral Myths: Why we risk learning the … Continue reading “Viral Myths: my response to the British Medical Journal”

Do you remember the PISA study, the international league table of educational outcomes? Back in the good old days when … Continue reading “Viral Myths: a response to my critics”

We are not having a very good pandemic so far. With over 1,500 deaths per million people, Britain has one … Continue reading “No, “austerity” is not to blame for Britain’s poor Covid performance”

With the approval of several Covid-19 vaccines, the year 2021 has started under the sign of hope. Covid-19 has claimed … Continue reading “The case for a secondary market in Covid-19 vaccine slots”

It is misleading to claim that the UK has maxed out the credit card – but worse to suggest the … Continue reading “New IEA research asks: How deep a hole are we in?”

On the ghoulishly appropriate date of 31 October – Halloween – Boris Johnson announced new lockdown measures. “These measures above … Continue reading “We need a market for expert advice, and competition among experts”