The Institute of Economic Affairs has a long history of investigating the issue of school choice, and hence of the … Continue reading “School choice: top-down government reforms or bottom-up markets?”

Bernie Sanders has single-handedly brought the term “democratic socialism” into the contemporary American political lexicon and shaken millions of Millennials … Continue reading “The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism”

British governments regularly make changes to school education with little warning or thinking through the consequences for schools: this is … Continue reading “Free schools and academies: replacing local authority control with cental government control is not the answer”

“You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours … Continue reading “The education revolution”

Toby Young, Associate Editor of The Spectator, author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People and What Every Parent Needs … Continue reading “THINK – Toby Young on Education”

In this interview, Professor Richard Epstein assesses the impact of Thomas Piketty’s recent bestseller, Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century, on … Continue reading “Richard Epstein interview on Piketty”

The government spends a staggering £90 billion per annum on education. It is the largest item after health and welfare. … Continue reading “Does the government spend far too much on education?”

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has spoken out about the use of non-“Qualified Teachers” in free schools. I am being … Continue reading “Are teachers qualified to teach? Is Nick Clegg qualified to call himself a liberal?”

With aims including far more school choice for pupils from all backgrounds, and raising standards in state schools through competition, … Continue reading “Incentives must be the foundation of a revolution in British education”