Toby Young has been given plenty of stick for an article which asked whether the UK government has overreacted to … Continue reading “Is the lockdown worth it?”

Every pillar of a free society is under threat during the current pandemic. To avoid bad long-term economic outcomes and … Continue reading “How should we pay for all this extra government spending?”

The government has said it will “do whatever it takes” over the coronavirus outbreak. That might have been thought to … Continue reading “The costs and benefits of coronavirus policies need to be weighed”

The COVID-19 pandemic is delivering a deep, severe shock to the global economy. Millions of people face an uncertain future, with no idea when (or, indeed, if) … Continue reading “COVID-19 will have long-term impacts on mental health. Are we prepared for that?”

I promise that this isn’t one of those schmaltzy “Look on the bright side”/”There is a silver lining to all … Continue reading ““Corona ’95”: what if the Coronavirus had hit us 25 years earlier?”

No-one can have failed to notice the half-empty supermarket shelves and long queues for essentials. Loo rolls even rivalled flowers … Continue reading “The economics of panic buying”

Apart from concerns for our neighbours, friends, families and mankind, it goes without saying that the current pandemic and the … Continue reading “Some classical liberal thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic”

At this time of the rapid spread of coronavirus we can, of course, easily see one the downsides of globalisation. However, globalisation has … Continue reading “Five decades on from Populorum Progressio, have we achieved one world?”

Even if not a technical recession (two quarters of negative growth), a severe coronavirus-induced downturn looks certain across major economies. … Continue reading “Coronomics: the case against “Corona Keynesianism””