Have you ever tried buying something on a Sunday only to realise the shops are shut? That is thanks to Sunday Trading Laws. Sunday Trading Laws are a piece of regulation that essentially restrict what can be supplied and bought…
Like Reagan, Thatcher was often called a neoliberal. This was because of her support for lowering taxes, lowering government spending, supporting free trade, and getting inflation under control. In the 1979 Conservative Manifesto, Thatcher put forward her proposals, which led…
Over the last 12 years, there has been increasing focus on UK inequality. Inequality in the UK has been blamed for the decision to leave the European Union and the election of Boris Johnson in 2019. According to research done…
Macron recently announced he wanted to raise the French retirement age to 65 to boost the sustainability of French pensions. This isn’t the first time that Macron has wanted to reform French pensions. When he was first elected, he made…
Once upon a time, not too long ago, the Polish economy was a basket case. Now, however, there are projections that the Polish economy will actually overtake Germany’s in the next 25 years. This economic growth has happened despite large…
Switzerland is know for its beautiful environment and the Swiss economy is known for its banking sector, but it is so much more than that. The Swiss economy has been ranked top of the Global Innovation Index for another year.…
Politicians across the globe are considering introducing rent controls as a policy to try and make housing more affordable. A number of countries and localities have introduced rent controls already, so we have lots of examples of the outcome of…
The Estonian economy often goes under the radar. Very few people will be able to describe it and I suspect plenty will assume it is still a very poor country. That may have been the case a few decades ago,…
Increasing discontent with capitalism in countries like the USA and UK, leads to people suggesting we look to the Danish economy as a model for what socialism can look like. Around 40% of millennials have a favourable opinion of socialism,…
UK childcare is one of the most expensive in the developed world. Childcare being so expensive puts an incredible strain on the finances of individuals, as people (typically women) have to choose between childcare or going back into the workforce.…