Earlier this month, the Institute of Economic Affairs livestreamed the first episode of its new discussion programme Live With Littlewood. … Continue reading “Should classical liberals give up on health system reform?”

Professor Michael Munger, Professor of Political Science at Duke University in North Carolina, speaks at the IEA’s THINK Conference. He … Continue reading “THINK – Prof Michael Munger on health care”

Among the more reasonable supporters of the single-payer model of healthcare, a common argument is that while the NHS may … Continue reading “Choice at a price: A response to Civitas’ ‘NHS Contribute Extra’ proposal”

European commentators on US healthcare are often misguided in their description of the American system as a ‘free market’ model … Continue reading “The Care of the Elderly Under Socialism”

It is easy to be pessimistic about Britain’s future economic prospects. The Lib-Con coalition agreement contains policies which are troubling. Indeed, there is … Continue reading “People want big health and big education, not big government”

in Congress so far, all signs point towards a much enhanced role for the state in American healthcare.

It is easy to be pessimistic about Britain’s future economic prospects. The Lib-Con coalition agreement contains policies which are troubling. Indeed, there is … Continue reading “People want big health and big education, not big government”

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which some label the government’s “drug rationing body”, recently barred an … Continue reading “NICE: exit the technocrat, enter the lobbyist?”

We all know what would happen if the state nationalised all pubs, integrated them into a “National Pub Service”, and … Continue reading “Beating the endowment effect: denationalising healthcare, step by step”