Welfare Archives

The IEA is delighted to host a launch event for James Bartholomew’s new book “The Welfare of Nations” with special guest Fraser Nelson. *UPDATE* We’re delighted to announce that the Welfare Reform Minister Lord Freud will also be speaking at this event. About the book: In The Welfare State We’re In, James Bartholomew controversially argued (more…)

Venue: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, London, SW1 (door on Great Peter Street)

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Universal credit holds promise – but it is just the beginning of welfare reform

18 February 2015

Welfare

Universal credit holds promise – but it is just the beginning of welfare reform

Ryan Bourne

18 February 2015

Forget all the populist welfare crackdowns dominating the election headlines over the past week. These are small fry compared to … Continue reading

The rich versus the super-rich

16 February 2015

Welfare

The rich versus the super-rich

Christopher Snowdon

16 February 2015

Robert Peston, the BBC’s economics editor, has recently made his contribution to the rapidly growing genre of polemical inequality documentaries … Continue reading

A tale of two claims: one Broadly right, the other by Peston broadly wrong

28 January 2015

Welfare

A tale of two claims: one Broadly right, the other by Peston broadly wrong

Ryan Bourne

28 January 2015

Fairly often the facts get in the way of a good meme. The cricketer Stuart Broad has angered a host … Continue reading

Granny bonds: Politicians must stop buying votes with subsidies for the old and rich

20 January 2015

Welfare

Granny bonds: Politicians must stop buying votes with subsidies for the old and rich

Ryan Bourne

20 January 2015

One of the insights of the Public Choice School of economics is that voting groups with more homogenous interests will … Continue reading

Does inequality hurt economic growth?

11 December 2014

Trade, Development, and Immigration

Does inequality hurt economic growth?

Matthew Sinclair

11 December 2014

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

Welfare reform as a moral imperative

8 December 2014

Welfare

Welfare reform as a moral imperative

Philip Booth

8 December 2014

Interventions by Christian clergy in welfare debates are commonplace. Indeed Cardinal Nichols argued this year in an interview for The … Continue reading

Welfare.

Thor and the Nordic welfare state: Not so Nordic, after all

Thor and the Nordic welfare state: Not so Nordic, after all

Welfare of Nations: Our debate about the future of the state is worryingly parochial

Welfare of Nations: Our debate about the future of the state is worryingly parochial

Book Launch: James Bartholomew’s “The Welfare of Nations” with special guest Fraser Nelson

Book Launch: James Bartholomew’s “The Welfare of Nations” with special guest Fraser Nelson

Venue: IEA, 2 Lord North Street, London, SW1 (door on Great Peter Street)

Universal credit holds promise – but it is just the beginning of welfare reform

Universal credit holds promise – but it is just the beginning of welfare reform

The rich versus the super-rich

The rich versus the super-rich

A tale of two claims: one Broadly right, the other by Peston broadly wrong

A tale of two claims: one Broadly right, the other by Peston broadly wrong

Granny bonds: Politicians must stop buying votes with subsidies for the old and rich

Granny bonds: Politicians must stop buying votes with subsidies for the old and rich

Does inequality hurt economic growth?

Does inequality hurt economic growth?

Welfare reform as a moral imperative

Welfare reform as a moral imperative

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