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A timely way to dismantle the pensions pyramid Print E-mail
Written by Nikhil Arora (February 2010)   

NIkhil Arora argues that we need to radically reform that state pension, moving from the current pay-as-you-go model (a Madoff-style ponzi scheme) to a funded system based on personal pension accounts. Basing his proposals on a plan developed for the American Social Security system by the Cato Institute, Arora suggests allowing people to divert their employee National Insurance Contributions into private accounts (surrending their right to a state pension in the process), while employer National Insurance Contributions continue to be paid in order to finance the state pensions of current retirees.

 
Robin Hood Tax: why 350 economists are utterly wrong Print E-mail
Written by Dr Madsen Pirie (February 2010)   

A new tax on financial transactions is the wrong way to help the world's poor, argues Madsen Pirie.

 
Royal Mail: Universal Failure Print E-mail
Written by Eben Wilson (December 2009)   

ASI Fellow Eben Wilson examines the future of the UK postal service, arguing that price controls and regulation has taken a heavy toll on the Royal Mail, preventing innovation, stopping them from matching revenue to costs, and letting the organisation be captured by special interest groups. In this context, a free market approach built around privatization, deregulation and competition is the only rational way forward.

 
The wide gaps in the pre-Budget report Print E-mail
Written by Dr Madsen Pirie (December 2009)   

Alistair Darling had a chance to start to repair the nation's finances for the future. But he blew it, writes Madsen Pirie.

 
The BBC: Auntie or Floozy? Print E-mail
Written by Dr Madsen Pirie (November 2009)   

The bloated expense claims by BBC personnel provides further evidence that the broadcaster cannot be trusted to handle taxpayers' cash, argues Madsen Pirie.

 
A proposal for solving the pension crisis Print E-mail
Written by Tom Papworth (November 2009)   

Tom Papworth sets out how to solve the looming pensions crisis.

 
From paedophilia to speeding, bureaucrats need a sense of proportion over the risks Print E-mail
Written by Dr Eamonn Butler (October 2009)   

The Government is overcautious about the risks not just from paedophiles but from all aspects of modern life.

 
Lord Stern is wrong: giving up meat is no way to save the planet Print E-mail
Written by Dr Madsen Pirie (October 2009)   

Technological advances, not "live more simply" environmentalism, will deliver a greener planet.

 
Competition in postal delivery is the solution Print E-mail
Written by Dr Madsen Pirie (October 2009)   

Customers must be offered an alternative to the service which has been constantly interrupted by unofficial action, and which now threatens them with a total stoppage, argues Madsen Pirie.

 
The Archbishop of Canterbury caricatures consumers and fires at token targets Print E-mail
Written by Dr Madsen Pirie (October 2009)   

Most people are not like Rowan Williams' caricature of consumers who find no room for life's finer experiences.

 
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