George Monbiot has set out his cartoonish manifesto on the Guardian website. He paints a picture of ‘what the world … Continue reading “George Monbiot: to move beyond capitalism, first build a straw man”

The Orange Book‘s authors made the book what it is. Had it not been for David Laws MP and Paul Marshall, it … Continue reading “The Orange Book and the battle to ‘reclaim’ liberalism”

Doctors just can’t help trying to save people, it seems. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, which brings together the … Continue reading “Médecins sans frontières”

The government’s Free Schools policy is widely regarded as a significant innovation; a radical shake-up of state education. The next … Continue reading “The role of prices in education”

Over at the Adam Smith Institute blog, Jan Boucek has a typically pugnacious article slapping down the Prime Minister for relying … Continue reading “Clearing up some confusion about ‘market failure’”

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced his latest strategy for rescuing the UK economy, in the form of ‘credit easing’. … Continue reading “The Chancellor launches Plan B: sub-prime loans, inflation and debt”

The IEA has recently published articles by Mark Pennington on the subject of Ha Joon Chang’s 23 Things They Don’t … Continue reading “Protectionism is an economic blind alley”

Over at the Adam Smith Institute, Sam Bowman is discussing the minimum wage again. However, as is always the case in … Continue reading “How to introduce a minimum wage without raising unemployment”

Over at the Adam Smith Institute, Dr. Eamonn Butler criticises Stephen Williams’ proposals to give away the Government’s shares in … Continue reading “Giving away the banks is fraught with danger”