Earlier this week, I ended a presentation to sixth-formers by commenting that nobody would want to be Rishi Sunak. Of … Continue reading “No salvation in fiscal policy”

Most voters would never have heard of the Basel-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS). However, the BIS performs a crucial … Continue reading “Last tango in Basel: a Gaucho’s guide to avoiding the repayment of debt”

Next week, Conservative MP Sajid Javid will put forward a ‘ten minute rule bill’ to attempt to introduce a legal … Continue reading “Can we cap the debt?”

A couple of years ago, in an IEA paper, I suggested that the UK’s public debt was many times larger … Continue reading “The true scale of UK government debt”

This week, Pensions Minister Steve Webb MP described the views of the authors of Sharing the burden – How the … Continue reading “The seen and the unseen – benefits, and the taxes used to finance them”

Earlier this year I published a report estimating British government debt at £4.8 trillion . However, over the summer the Office for National … Continue reading “It’s official – the British government owes trillions”

Today, the Public Sector Pensions Commission – which was established in autumn 2009 by the IEA, the Institute of Directors … Continue reading “How to reform public sector pensions”

By far the best contribution to the parliamentary debate on the Emergency Budget was by the MP for Wycombe, Steve … Continue reading “Keynesian policies have brought Britain to the brink of ruin”

Two things struck me about the OBR report published yesterday. I shall blog about the other later…