David Miles of Imperial College and – horrors – the Office of Budget Responsibility, has found himself getting some attention … Continue reading “Could a shrinking population be a good thing?”

The agreement to join Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is rightly hailed as a success for the … Continue reading “The benefits of joining the CPTPP go far beyond the headline figures”

On the day that CPI inflation reached 6.2%, the government, via National Savings, is marketing Issue 2 of the Green … Continue reading ““Green Savings Bonds”: neither safe nor green”

Amid all the turmoil in the domestic energy markets, a relatively little-noticed change in regulation is that Ofgem has – … Continue reading “The price mechanism revisited: banning ‘loyalty penalties’ in the energy sector”