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The Health and Care Bill: nanny statism on steroids

22 November 2021
Healthcare

The Health and Care Bill: nanny statism on steroids

Chris Snowdon
22 November 2021
MPs will vote today on the Health and Care Bill. This legislation has much to commend it to Conservative MPs. … Continue reading “The Health and Care Bill: nanny statism on steroids”

Calorie labelling plan is not wholly objectionable but it is economically inefficient

27 July 2020
Lifestyle Economics

Calorie labelling plan is not wholly objectionable but it is economically inefficient

27 July 2020

Christopher Snowdon writes for City A.M.

In an article for City AM, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon argues that while many of Boris Johnson’s … Continue reading “Calorie labelling plan is not wholly objectionable but it is economically inefficient”

How the NHS religion is turning us against each other

10 February 2020
Healthcare

How the NHS religion is turning us against each other

Kristian Niemietz
10 February 2020
On the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the NHS, I took part in an episode of BBC Radio 4’s … Continue reading “How the NHS religion is turning us against each other”

How government regulation exacerbates ethnic pay gaps

4 March 2019
Economic Theory

How government regulation exacerbates ethnic pay gaps

Len Shackleton
4 March 2019
Last week I blogged about the way in which regulation may exacerbate pay gaps between different ethnic groups, using the … Continue reading “How government regulation exacerbates ethnic pay gaps”

Will 2019 be the year we halt the march of the Nanny State? I won’t hold my breath

7 January 2019
Lifestyle Economics

Will 2019 be the year we halt the march of the Nanny State? I won’t hold my breath

Kate Andrews
7 January 2019
The morning I turned eight, I woke up and told my father that I was “halfway there”. This, in my … Continue reading “Will 2019 be the year we halt the march of the Nanny State? I won’t hold my breath”

Energy drinks – yet again, the government is jumping on the ‘banned’ wagon

31 August 2018
Lifestyle Economics

Energy drinks – yet again, the government is jumping on the ‘banned’ wagon

Kate Andrews
31 August 2018
I don’t remember the last time I saw a six-year-old queuing for a cappuccino in Pret. Nor have I ever … Continue reading “Energy drinks – yet again, the government is jumping on the ‘banned’ wagon”

State paternalism rests on shaky philosophical foundations

28 August 2018
Lifestyle Economics

State paternalism rests on shaky philosophical foundations

Rowan Wright
28 August 2018
Our country is plagued with state paternalism, and it’s only getting worse. From the sugar tax and its potential expansion … Continue reading “State paternalism rests on shaky philosophical foundations”

WHO proposals for new taxes on food and drinks would cost a typical UK household up to £458 per year

17 May 2018
Lifestyle Economics

WHO proposals for new taxes on food and drinks would cost a typical UK household up to £458 per year

Chris Snowdon
17 May 2018
After a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages was introduced in Britain last month, campaigners wasted no time in calling for it … Continue reading “WHO proposals for new taxes on food and drinks would cost a typical UK household up to £458 per year”

Keep the nanny state out of our schools

8 May 2018
Lifestyle Economics

Keep the nanny state out of our schools

Kate Andrews
8 May 2018
It may no longer be just parents and children that face “naming and shaming” when it comes to childhood obesity. … Continue reading “Keep the nanny state out of our schools”

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