The rise of the gilets jaunes rioters in France took many people by surprise. President Emmanuel Macron has caved in to the rioters’ demands and offered other … Continue reading “Lessons from the Gilets Jaunes”

The ‘success’ of the French Revolution has typically divided historians. Yet when invited to comment on the bicentenary of the … Continue reading “Assessing the economic legacy of the French Revolution (Part 1)”

Strikes and blockades have spread across France as President Emmanuel Macron spends his time touring Europe with a new EU … Continue reading “Economic interventionism creates a demand for more interventionism. Just look at France”

(The extensions are set below in square brackets, so that the original text, which the FT did not publish, can … Continue reading “Getting it wrong at the FT and in Downing Street”

With the migrant crisis preoccupying Europe’s media and public debates, France’s “economic and social emergency” is easily forgotten. France reported … Continue reading “The French state of emergency”

Allister Heath, Deputy Editor of The Daily Telegraph, former Editor of CityAm and previous winner of the IEA’s Free Enterprise … Continue reading “IEA at 60 – Allister Heath”

Dr Thomas Mayer, Founder of the Flossbach von Storch Research Institute in Germany and ex-Chief Economist at Deutsche Bank, spoke to … Continue reading “An interview with Thomas Mayer”

For the last five years, politicians of all shades have been banging on about how we should adopt this or … Continue reading “We could do worse – follow Germany”

French president Francois Hollande is walking on a tightrope. Many of the promises he has made seem to be untenable. … Continue reading “The failing policies of Francois Hollande”