The recent economic crisis has destroyed some of the supposed ‘certainties’ of economic theory and policy. Both are in question … Continue reading “From Crisis to Confidence: Macroeconomics after the Crash”

Whenever the left wish to make an argument for their favourite form of government intervention they always use – normally … Continue reading “The welfare commons”

Why didn’t Europe’s builders stop with the single market? The European single market was a huge achievement. Enacted between 1987 … Continue reading “The EU shows the risks of selective intervention”

Many government interventions in markets though they are often justified in terms of the ‘public interest’ work to the disproportionate … Continue reading “Urban Planning and the Poor”

State infrastructure projects may be funded by private capital through PFI (private finance initiative) contracts.This week, BBC Radio’s File on … Continue reading “No situation is so bad that government intervention cannot make it worse”

The attractiveness of the coalition to many of us was that we would get determined action to shrink the size … Continue reading “Demos’s “family-friendly” policies expand state intervention and raise business costs”

Today the Prime Minister announced a New Enterprise Allowance to give grants, loans and mentoring to unemployed people trying to … Continue reading “Growth will come from the bottom up”

If clubs make a hash of things it should be no business of ministers