Professor Michael Munger, Professor of Political Science at Duke University in North Carolina, speaks at the IEA’s THINK Conference. He … Continue reading “THINK – Prof Michael Munger on health care”

The government spends a staggering £90 billion per annum on education. It is the largest item after health and welfare. … Continue reading “Does the government spend far too much on education?”

Michael Gove has hesitantly accepted the inclusion of for-profit schools in the coalitions’ proposed school-choice reforms – a quasi-voucher scheme … Continue reading “For-profit education is good for the poor”

It is easy to be pessimistic about Britain’s future economic prospects. The Lib-Con coalition agreement contains policies which are troubling. Indeed, there is … Continue reading “People want big health and big education, not big government”

Proposals to adopt Swedish-style education reforms, put forward by the Conservative Party and others, have recently come under fire from research … Continue reading “Going for “Sweden Plus” in education”

The Conservatives’ plans for “free schools” are, arguably, their flagship policy. It is vital that there is no compromise when … Continue reading “The Conservatives must give Swedish-style “free schools” a lot more freedom”

We all know the tune. Private schools are a hotbed of elitism, pillars of a neo-feudal class system where people’s … Continue reading “Don’t blame private schools, learn from them”

Michael Gove has hesitantly accepted the inclusion of for-profit schools in the coalitions’ proposed school-choice reforms – a quasi-voucher scheme … Continue reading “For-profit education is good for the poor”

It is easy to be pessimistic about Britain’s future economic prospects. The Lib-Con coalition agreement contains policies which are troubling. Indeed, there is … Continue reading “People want big health and big education, not big government”