The CMA has badly missed the mark on how to regulate Big TechThis piece was originally published by The Daily Telegraph on Friday 3rd July.Jul 28, 2020Jul 28, 2020
Institutions for growth: Four ways to make radical policy realistic in BritainHow to make road pricing, planning reform, innovation policy and competition work in the UKDec 20, 2019Dec 20, 2019
The case for bigger governmentAt Freedom Week, the summer school for students the ASI and IEA run in Cambridge every year, we do a ‘steel man’ (opposite of a straw man)…Aug 16, 20191Aug 16, 20191
Published inFingletonDon’t let the porn block give MindGeek a monopolyWould you trust a monopolist with your porn viewing history? Thanks to the UK government’s new “porn block”, you might have to.Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019
Things I recommend you buy and use, second editionAbout eighteen months ago I wrote a post called “Stuff that I recommend you buy” that gave recommendations of consumer goods that I got a…Mar 24, 20192Mar 24, 20192
Published inFingletonCan Open Energy replace price caps?Whether energy price controls work or not, it may be politically very difficult to remove them. Although they’re supposed to be temporary…Dec 5, 2018Dec 5, 2018
Why I now support a second referendum on BrexitI have spent the last two years rolling my eyes at people’s calls for a second referendum on Brexit. I thought it was impossible, and…Dec 2, 20184Dec 2, 20184
You’re not a centrist. You’re a liberalDon’t call yourself a centrist if you’re a liberal. I know why you do it. You hate the people running the left and right at the moment, and…Aug 5, 201844Aug 5, 201844
Published inFingletonThe case for Open Healthcare: disrupting the NHS — but, like, in a good wayEvery new Health Secretary has to walk a tightrope. They want to leave the NHS in better shape than they found it, but know that grand…Jul 11, 2018Jul 11, 2018
Index funds and monopoly powerLike many other people I have a stocks and shares ISA that puts my money into a set of index funds, which are baskets of investments in…Mar 7, 2018Mar 7, 2018