Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat spokesman on finance, says he wouldn’t increase total taxes to help deal with huge projected … Continue reading ““Fairer” taxes? But carry on spending!”

Nobody likes competition when it takes place in their own backyard. Tax-hungry government officials are by no means an exception. … Continue reading ““Harmful” tax competition: new actors, same old plot”

What we call “Keynesian” economics is not some minor sub-division of economic theory but is the very essence of macroeconomics … Continue reading “The tragic failure of Keynesian economics”

Not a day goes by now without the UK press having story after story about necessary and impending public spending … Continue reading “Why public spending cuts are an historic opportunity for UK healthcare”

It was recently reported that over 50 pubs a week were closing as a result of an increase in beer … Continue reading “If the state expands, the private sector must shrink”

Britain now faces its worst ever peacetime fiscal crisis, yet our politicians seem incapable of grasping the seriousness of the situation. Indeed, … Continue reading “UK debt crisis: politicians must wake up and smell the coffee”

Britain now faces one of the most serious fiscal crises in its peacetime history. One reason is that the UK … Continue reading “Britain faces worst ever peacetime fiscal crisis”

The projections in last month’s Budget were terrifying. They suggest that net government borrowing is likely to reach unprecedented levels … Continue reading “What should Cameron cut?”

As the sterile thinking of incumbent politicians will not be sufficiently radical to reverse the growth in the size of … Continue reading “IEA Bloggers’ Budget”