Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Treating NHS patients abroad

There’s a compelling case for why the NHS should make deals with other countries to treat NHS patients abroad to reduce waiting times

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Tim Worstall Tim Worstall

Ignorance leads to bad policy

Some of the country’s biggest retailers have written to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, warning that the government’s plans to overhaul business rates risk turning UK high streets into “ghost towns”.

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Tim Worstall Tim Worstall

Why we don’t believe Gabriel Zucman about wealth

So the latest proposal is that: One mechanism for achieving this goal is a wealth tax on the ultra-wealthy. The Tax Policy Center recently released an analysis of a new policy called the Five & Dime tax.

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

The line item veto

A line-item veto would allow the President of the United States to veto specific provisions, usually spending items, within a bill, particularly appropriation bills, without rejecting the entire legislation. The two issues to consider are whether it could be done and whether it should be done. 

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Dealing with warming

The UK emits about 1% of global CO₂ emissions, whereas countries like China and the US contribute far more (30% and 15%, respectively).

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