Economic vandals
byShortly after taking power, our new coalition government decided to withdraw the previous government’s pre-election promise of a £80 million loan to Sheffield Forgemasters,…
July, 2010
Peter Schiff: Dollar, credit ratings, China, short-term debt
by Andy DuncanIn the latest Peter Schiff videoblog (July 12th), Mr Schiff thinks we are entering the economic lull before the storm and that the Dollar…
The Battle of the Letters: Keynes v Hayek 1932, Skidelsky v Besley 2010
by Toby BaxendaleWe are delighted to bring you a great letter exchange from history where in public debate Keynes traded economic blows with Hayek over causes…
Daniel Hannan: Teach yourself free market economics in two hours
by Andy DuncanDaniel Hannan MEP, of The Daily Telegraph, is as impressed by the Schiff Brothers’ new book as we were, when we first reviewed it…
Why today’s political class needs Ludwig von Mises
by Toby BaxendaleFollowing the success of our lunchtime event, we’re pleased to announce an evening of Austrian economics at the IEA next Thursday, focusing on the…
Liam Halligan: Public Sector Pensions: The UK’s Hidden National Debt
by Andy DuncanWith even sober commentators claiming that more than 10% of British government taxes will be used just to pay British government debt interest in…
Peter Schiff: Wall Street Unspun, 30th of June
by Andy DuncanIn his latest Wall Street Unspun radio show (30th June), Peter Schiff begins his main monologue with an analysis of the weak US stock…
Austrian Economic eloquence at the IEA
by Andy DuncanBrian Micklethwait attended the Cobden Centre luncheon at the IEA on Friday, on The crisis and the Austrian theory of the business cycle, and…
The Writing on the Berlin Wall: Pictures of the Socialistic Future
by Andy DuncanIf someone gave me a gold sovereign for every time in my life I had heard a variation on the following phrase, then in…
Peter Schiff: Weak economic data, market volatility, China
by Andy DuncanPeter Schiff begins his latest economic video blog, broadcast on July the 1st, by discussing the recent market volatility in China, before returning to…