Next March will see the 250th anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations,’ the book that rejected mercantilism and created the study of economics.

Just to be clear about our basic stance here - we don’t care about fossil fuels.

There are economic, environmental, and practical arguments for making landfill disposal free or even subsidized, rather than charging tipping fees.

Zipcar, the world’s largest carsharing club, is leaving the UK.

Boots are the enemy of high taxes, especially when worn by young people aged 18-35 and by millionaires.

Writing in The Observer Mark Malloch-Brown tells us that: However, we are where we are and……

This is why we insist that government must pay the same taxes and charges that we do.

Rather than just complaining George Monbiot has gone out and done something.

Although neoliberalism has come under attack from the hard left, its economic achievements have undoubtedly created a better world for millions, even billions, of people. 

That many of those who write for, or read, The Guardian are Marxists is not a surprise.

There are common misconceptions that non-economists often have about economics. These are not universal mistakes, but they are patterns that economists frequently notice.

It’s worth noting that one of the things which makes having children so expensive is that cost of childcare: