23 April 2013
Research director Sam Bowman wrote a piece in City A.M. defending the earnings of boy-band One Direction, by way of Robert Nozick's famous 1973 "Wilt Chamberlain" thought experiment.
Read the whole thing here.
Read more...23 April 2013
Dr. Eamonn Butler's letter, arguing that councils should allow firms to cluster and take advantage of network effects, appeared in the Independent.
Read the whole thing at the top of the pager here.
Read more...23 April 2013
Dr. Madsen Pirie debates in City A.M. with Victor Bulmer-Thomas, arguing that domestic policy - not foreign policy - was where Margaret Thatcher had her most important achievements.
You can read the full debate here.
Read more...9 April 2013
Madsen Pirie argues on Today that Thatcher is responsible for having given the individual a stake in the nation, and for effecting a fundamental psychological shift among Britons.
You can hear the full interview here 1hr16mins in.
4 April 2013
Jamie Whyte writes in the Wall Street Journal that Christian leaders should promote private giving, not impose their moral sentiments on taxpayers.
You can read his full article on WSJ.com here.
Read more...21 March 2013
Eamonn Butler launches a stinging attack in the Wall Street Journal on the mainstream Keynesian analysis of the financial crisis.
You can read his full article on WSJ.com here.
13 March 2013
Dr Madsen Pirie writes on Politics.co.uk on the mansion tax. He argues that it is a wealth tax that is economically illiterate, damaging and divisive.
Read more...6 March 2013
Sam Bowman appears as a panel member on BBC 3's 'Free Speech'. He talks about the housing crisis, fizzy drinks tax and drugs legalisation, and was voted the winner of the panel discussion by the audience and Twitter followers.
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27 February 2013
Sam Bowman appears on Radio 4's PM show talking on the Italian economy and the election results. He argues that Ireland has implemented much greater austerity measures than Italy, but because it has combined the measures with a liberalising of it's business environment, it has experienced much greater growth than Italy and many other Eurozone countries.
You can listen to Sam here (from 9mins in)
Read more...26 February 2013
Our press release revealing that Capital Gains Tax revenues fell after the increase in the tax rate received both print and online coverage.
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