“Foreign reference pricing” is just price controls by the backdoor The world is full of bad ideas that self-interested parties sometimes try to bring to these shores, swearing up and down they’re actually good: karaoke, kale, Neti pots, the Yugo, the Macarena, Gerard Depardieu — the list goes on. To this hall of shame must […]
Tag: UK
UK politics is already transformed
“The Brexodus of MPs will change the House Commons, whatever the election result” By Dr Alan Wager, courtesy of The UK in a Changing Europe On Tuesday, Philip Hammond said that one of the Prime Minister’s objectives in calling an early general election was to change the face of the Conservative party. […]
Raise the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million
“Raise the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million” Duncan Simpson, courtesy of Taxpayers’ Alliance If the inheritance tax threshold was increased from £325,000 to £1 million, almost 25,000 fewer families would have to pay the hated death tax across this year and next. The government would still be raking in £7 billion […]
Future EU, global trade deals will be harder than Brexiters think
“Britain has not yet faced its hard choices” By Daniel Wincott, courtesy of UK in a Changing Europe ‘Global Britain’ is the ultimate goal for many Brexiters. They see new, tailored trade deals around the world as Brexit’s great prize. Fast-growing economies, including India, China and Brazil, feature prominently. Critics counter that increasing […]
Election is all about — wait for it — Brexit
“This is the Brexit General Election” By David Shiels, courtesy of Open Europe A General Election in the UK has been confirmed for 12 December. The Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 received Royal Assent yesterday, and the campaign will formally begin after the dissolution of Parliament next week. Although there is […]
Zero carbon rule would just make UK housing (even more) unaffordable
IEA: UK housing market needs “less red tape, not more” By Dr. Kristian Niemietz, courtesy of IEA Responding to the Labour Party’s pledge to make all new homes zero carbon within three years, Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs Dr Kristian Niemietz stated: What the UK housing market […]
Post-election U.S.-UK trade deal?
“UK Election Could Open Door for an Ambitious US-UK Trade Agreement” By Daniel Griswold, courtesy of the Mercatus Center The British Parliament voted this week to hold a national election on December 12. If the Conservative Party holds on to its lead in the polls, the results could deliver an early Christmas […]
Even after Brexit deal and election, UK will face hard questions
“Even with a deal, even with an election, these Brexit questions will still need to be answered” By Helen Parr, courtesy of UK In a Changing Europe Brexit seems deadlocked after the House of Commons voted in favour of Boris Johnson’s withdrawal agreement, but against the timetable to push the legislation through before 31 […]
Brexit: Now it’s time to wait
By Anthony Egan, courtesy of Open Europe Earlier this week, Parliament voted in favour of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill in principle but rejected the Government’s timetable for scrutinising the Bill and final vote. While the Bill has cleared the first hurdle to ratification, which would secure the UK’s negotiated departure from the EU, […]