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Read The Book
Before the welfare state
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The Greycoat Hospital
The Greycoat Hospital was once a workhouse. It has since been a hospital and a school. It has a very long welfare history. It has now been taken over by the state.
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The Greycoat Hospital
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Education and State
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Britain – the angry country
Returning to Britain after two weeks on a trip to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, I was struck by how the some of the stories making the headlines were the same as when I left. Controversy still raged over the … Continue reading
Why Britain used its veto
The extraordinary turn of events that have taken place in Europe this week has led to a certain amount of antagonism towards Britain in other parts of Europe. About a third of the visitors to this site are from outside … Continue reading
The Moral Maze of ‘I demand my rights!’
I appeared on The Moral Maze on BBC Radio 4 last night talking about human rights. It was fun. Afterwards the four of us who had been the ‘witnesses’ interrogated by the regular panel were leaving and waiting for a … Continue reading
Hilarious video clip (depending on your politics)
I know nothing about the political party which created this advert and so obviously I am not suggesting it is good. But the advert is funny (depending on your point of view). I would be grateful if anyone can supply … Continue reading
We need quantitative easing
Rather unexpectedly I was invited onto the Today programme this morning (appearing at 7.50am) to talk about another bout of quantitative easing. Then the programme decided we should talk about the ban on short-selling of bank shares in France and … Continue reading
Page 3 girl quotes Milton Friedman
I think the subs at the Sun are having a laugh. Today’s girl quotes Einstein, rather out of context. Yesterday, Kelly from Daventry quoted Milton Friedman, the nobel prize-winning economist. I would love to think that the ideas of Milton … Continue reading
Clever,willing researchers – un embarras de richesse
I recently advertised on W4MP (Work for MP) for researchers to help me do research for a follow-up book on The Welfare State We’re In in which I will compare welfare states around the world. I had been told that … Continue reading
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OK, I am no expert in climate change but…
I have long been sceptical about global warming but last week I began to think that maybe it is true after all and maybe it is – to an important degree – the result of human activity. I chaired a … Continue reading
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What’s wrong with regulation
Stephen Littlechild was a regulator and influential in the whole story of privatisation and the regulation of privatised utilities like telephones and electricity. Last night, though, he described some of the downside of regulation. He told how he was involved … Continue reading
How to spot a coming banking crisis
“For banking crises, real housing prices are nearly at the top of the list of reliable indicators, surpassing the current account balance and real stock prices by producing fewer false alarms.” From This Time Is Different by Professors Carmen Reinhart … Continue reading
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