Detlev Schlichter: Don’t believe the hype! Why the ECB rate hike doesn’t mean anything.
byLet us establish some principles first. Central banks do indeed pose a risk to economic stability but not because their monetary policy is constantly…
Sound letter in Daily Telegraph
byIn today’s Daily Telegraph, there is a good letter on inflation, ‘quantitative easing’ and the Bank of England. Commenting on institutional processes in which…
Very impressed by the Leadership Institute
byLast week, I spoke on behalf of The Cobden Centre at a very spectacular Leadership Institute event organised at Wellington College – just outside…
TCC at the Liberty League Forum
byI recently spoke at a fabulous event in Birmingham organised by the Liberty League. Called the Liberty League Forum and hosted for 100 young…
A History Lesson for Johann Hari
by“The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant”, Ronald Reagan once said, “it’s just that they know so much that isn’t…
The Independent Commission on Banking
by214 Pages Displaying No Confidence in Solving the Banking Crisis My disappointment in the content of the ICB’s preliminary report published yesterday morning was,…
A Gedankenexperiment with Flour
byImagine a country where the average household routinely spends half its $100 income on buying in 4,000 calories a day of flour and half…
Cobden Centre Radio: Toby Baxendale on Hayek and Private Currency
byToby Baxendale was recently interviewed by Dave Birch of Consult Hyperion. The interview talks about both the goals of the Cobden Centre and Hayek’s…
Sprott and Faber on KWN
byWith paper currencies plummeting downwards at the moment, as silver and gold hold their positions at higher and higher paper money prices, we may…
High Tax Britain
byHave you ever wondered how much tax you truly pay? In order to do the calculation, VAT, national insurance contributions from both employees and…