The intellectual comeback of socialism After every single socialist experiment without exception failed over the past 100 years, it should … Continue reading “The socialist renaissance continues unabated”

As a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs explains this week, the tale we are told about inequality in … Continue reading “Is envy of the super-rich by the rest of the rich driving the inequality debate?”

Jeremy Corbyn and his shadow chancellor John McDonnell are desperate to be seen as economically credible. As part of this, … Continue reading “Why the advent of an “expert committee” doesn’t make Corbynomics any less scary”

In many respects, Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century embodies the virtues that we all would like to see … Continue reading “Piketty and the inequality puzzle”

Barack Obama is said to have described inequality as the ‘defining challenge of our time’ and Ed Miliband has made … Continue reading “Fact check: Income and wealth inequality in Britain”

The headline is quite simple: ‘Inequality hurts economic growth, finds OECD research’. The reality is somewhat more complex. Here are … Continue reading “Does inequality hurt economic growth?”

On Monday, I appeared on Channel 4’s ‘How Rich Are You’ programme to discuss solutions to the ‘problem’ of inequality. … Continue reading “Ten mistakes that permeated the Channel 4 ‘How Rich Are You?’ programme on inequality (part 2)”

Scott Sumner produced an excellent blog post on Piketty recently. It begins by quoting Piketty: ‘In my view, there is … Continue reading “Why is Piketty so certain about things which are probably completely wrong?”

A lack of authenticity among politicians is a common lament. Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston expressed this conventional wisdom recently when … Continue reading “My debate with Piketty: Beware radical policies claiming to be above ideology”