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    Philip Booth

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    Does this university funding system unite free-marketeers and egalitarians?

    A free-market graduate "tax" could be the solution to the university funding problem.

    By Philip Booth
    Does this university funding system unite free-marketeers and egalitarians?
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    Being out of work harms your health – even if it’s because you’ve retired

    By Philip Booth
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    David Cameron’s misappropriation of the word “privilege“

    By Philip Booth
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    Clegg’s policy to take money from pensions to pay for mortgages is madness

    By Philip Booth
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    Singing Keynes’ praises

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    People are trapped outside our labour market, and it’s hurting our economy

    The IEA's Philip Booth examines how the economy is shrinking even with a strong labour market.

    By Philip Booth
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