Most of the time, the role of think tanks is to engage in holistic, ‘big picture’ thinking. Think tank work … Continue reading “Cameron’s housing speech: terrible economics, but not even good politics”

Google Cameron global race and you get a depressing 33,000,000 responses. Google Osborne global race and you get a depressing … Continue reading “Cameron and Osborne race to the bottom in economic literacy”

Given the constraints of political speech-making, David Cameron’s effort earlier this week was reasonable. There was the misunderstanding of international … Continue reading “David Cameron’s misappropriation of the word “privilege””

Everyone remembers this situation from their student days: You are in an oral exam. Until just now, you felt reasonably … Continue reading “Cameron’s welfare speech: why the critics are so upset”

The previous government made the mistake of trying to reduce poverty without paying attention to the supply side factors driving … Continue reading “Fiddling with Housing Benefit won’t solve the cost explosion”

A major policy plank in the re-branding of the Conservative Party has been the adoption of well-being economics – one … Continue reading “A message for David Cameron – government cannot make us happy”

My last blog post was on recycling so I guess it is appropriate if I recycle some material from an … Continue reading “Cameron’s red tape challenge to ministers – produce as much red tape as possible”

The Prime Minister says that the government intends to act on what it sees as excessive executive pay. Apparently we … Continue reading “Top Pay under fire again”

It is widely expected that the Prime Minister is going to start calling for a more moral form of capitalism. … Continue reading “David Cameron must tackle moral hazard”