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Hayek and Friedman are just what we need

 

Written by Dr Eamonn Butler

14 November 2010

Dr Eamonn Butler writes a letter to the Sunday Telegraph arguing that the Coalition should seek inspiration from Hayek and Friedman's free market views in order to follow a bold pro-growth strategy.

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Sam Bowman on Al Jazeera

12 November 2010

Sam Bowman argues that the students need to bear the burden of their education not the public in a discussion on student fees and university cuts following the London protests. 

 

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Dr Eamonn Butler on Channel 4 Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story

11 November 2011

Eamonn appears in Channel 4's documentary explaining the full extent of the financial mess this country is in - with an estimated £4.8 trillion of national debt and counting. It argues that the recent spending review hasn’t gone far enough, and to put Britain back on track we need to radically rethink the role of the state, stop politicians spending money in our name, and drastically lower taxes to make Britain’s economy grow again.

You can watch it here.

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Dr Eamonn Butler on Radio 4's Farming Today

11 November 2011

Dr Eamonn Butler discusses the possible advantages of privatizing England's National Parks on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today. He argues that it will bring in diverse ownership with diverse ideas of how to manage them and proposes that a car charge in the National Parks would help to protect the parks and raise revenue. 

You can listen to it here (Eamonn speaks from 9mins 30secs approx).

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Telegraph.co.uk: Benefit reforms can't force employers to hire the work-shy, say business groups

11 November 2010

In this piece in The Telegraph Eamonn Butler argues that a simplification of the welfare system and liberalisation of labour markets will help to get people back in to work. 

Published in Telegraph.co.uk here.

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Library of Economics & Liberty: Primer on Austrian Economics

27 October 2010

Arnold Kling reviews Eamonn Butler's Primer on Austrian Economics at the Library of Economics and Liberty.

Read in full in the Library of Economics and Liberty here

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Guardian.co.uk: Ed Miliband's New Labour economics

25 October 2010

Eamonn Butler writes on guardian.co.uk that Miliband's approach to business seems to be one of picking winners and interventions that would undermine business confidence.

Published on Guardian Comment is Free here

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Telegraph.co.uk: George Osborne has only tinkered with the welfare state

21 October 2010

 

Tom Clougherty argues that the government's spending review does not go far enough in The Telegraph and that what is needed is a scaling back of the state's functions.

Published on Telegraph.co.uk here.

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Sam on Russia Today on the spending cuts

22 October 2010

Published in Russia Today here.

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