There are various things at my stage of life that drive me mad. Too many to list. But my main … Continue reading “Stop saying “the liberal left” when you mean “the anti-liberal left””

YES – says Dr Stephen Davies There is a big debate right now about statues of famous people with much … Continue reading “IEA Debate: Should we privatise the statues?”

The BBC headline announced the sad news as “Roger Scruton: Conservative thinker dies at 75”.  Many who have heard him … Continue reading “Obituary: Roger Scruton (1944-2020)”

When I was a PhD student in the early 1990s, Francis Fukuyama published The End of History and the Last … Continue reading “The battle of ideas is NEVER over – and it is currently “less over” than ever”

We are living in a new era of ‘Nudge’. Over the past decade, a growing number of academics and policymakers … Continue reading “Debate: Nudge economics – can paternalism ever be libertarian?”

The Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesman and former Minister of Health, sits down with Sam Collins, … Continue reading “Norman Lamb and Liberalism”

The Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP, former Minister of State for Health and current Liberal Democrat Health Spokesman, sat down … Continue reading “In Conversation With… Norman Lamb MP”

In this special evening session IEA Director General Mark Littlewood quizzes the Rt Hon David Laws MP face-to-face on issues … Continue reading “Face to Face: David Laws”

Liberal Democrat Party Conference event. Focus issues include lifestyle choices and civil liberties. Speakers: Mark Littlewood (Chair) Jeremy Browne, MP … Continue reading “Why aren’t the Liberal Democrats more liberal?”