Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Collecting the bins

The ongoing Birmingham bin strikes have been unusually hard to solve because they sit at the intersection of local politics, finances, and union relations.

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Anna Casey Anna Casey

‘Your papers, please’

The tradition of liberalism in the British Isles is something that we have historically valued immensely.

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

The pothole problem

Why there are so many potholes in the UK, and why are they so hard to fix?

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Tax from scratch

Sometimes in scientific discovery we speak of a theory ‘dying the death of a thousand modifications.’

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Booming new towns

New towns always pose the problem that if they have not grown organically, where is the supporting structure of relationships, the interlocking chain of suppliers, and the businesses supporting each other?

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Counter-productive policy

VAT on private education is counter-productive: It makes private education more expensive, pushing more children into the state system, which increases the burden on taxpayers rather than relieving it. 

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