The government is consulting on a proposal for an online sales tax. The rationale for this idea is that high … Continue reading “Online sales taxes: wrong in theory, an administrative nightmare in practice”

Economists have always had a soft spot for Henry George, the 19th century American author of Progress and Poverty, who … Continue reading “For our high streets, there will be no “return to normal” any time soon”

Top-down attempts to “rebalance the economy” have failed so many times that politicians proposing further interventions should think twice before … Continue reading “An “Amazon Tax” would be a tax on progress”

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna is the latest politician to jump on the anti-retail-chain bandwagon, claiming that Britain is ‘in … Continue reading “Abolish Town Centre First policies”