The essence of the economic case for migration is very simple: it is the same as the case for markets … Continue reading “The economic case for migration”

As a teenager, I used to read a magazine which had a rubric called “Whatever happened to…”, which was dedicated … Continue reading “Whatever happened to the anti-globalisation movement? On the anti-capitalist left’s immunity to refutation”

Supra-national authorities, such as the EU, should do two things. They should restrain governments from over-stepping their natural authority. Second, … Continue reading “What would a Brexit mean for the UK’s financial system?”

In the ongoing negotiations for a free trade pact between the EU and the US, the question of investment protection, … Continue reading “Proposed ISDS changes risk stacking the cards against investors”

Ever since the new European Commission took over at the end of last year, TTIP (the Transatlantic Trade and Investment … Continue reading “Transatlantic trade deal is ‎a step in the right direction”

A report from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee released today called for stricter environmental protections to be included … Continue reading “TTIP will have no impact on environmental protection”

In our chapter for the IEA‘s latest monograph Brexit: Directions for Britain Outside the EU, Tim Hewish and I argue … Continue reading “Why the UK’s first port of call should be the Commonwealth if it leaves the EU”

George Bush, a New England minister, explained the term ‘caliph’ came from ‘the Hebrew chalaph; to be changed, to succeed, … Continue reading “Caliphs and capitalism”

It is easy to pick up a newspaper, watch television or look on a blog and assume the end is … Continue reading “Cheer up. Capitalism and free trade have made the world better”