If there is one thing free marketeers and large state socialists agree on, it would be the terrible state/private hybrid … Continue reading “A Tory renationalisation?”

I recently ventured to Athens for this year’s Atlas European Liberty Forum conference, which brings together free market groups, not … Continue reading “Tried-and-failed plan to nationalise energy in the UK is a step backwards”

Whenever something does not work properly, we demand a “fat controller” to sort it out – especially when it comes … Continue reading “Why TfL running London trains is actually a terrible idea for the capital”

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, think tanks such as the IEA had a difficult time. We were told … Continue reading “The proto-Corbyn years of the 1970s were awful”

Yesterday, in support of renationalising the operation of trains, Hilary Benn argued that the East Coast mainline was run perfectly … Continue reading “Why railway renationalisation must be sent to the sidings”

Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has called for a “public debate” about renationalisation, in particular of the railways but even … Continue reading “A renationalisation agenda would be disastrous for consumers”