Christopher Snowdon: To reduce problem gambling effectively, use targeted measures – not blanket bans

Offering help to those who need it is a far more constructive and effective approach than hitting all gamblers with bans and restrictions.

Christopher Snowdon: No, fixed-odds betting terminals are not ‘the crack cocaine of gambling’

The slogan was invented by Donald Trump in the 1980s, and has since been used to attack every new form of gambling. Each time it turns out to be bogus.

Christopher Snowden: Is envy of the super-rich by the rest of the rich driving the inequality debate?

Who are these people? They earn between £50,000 and £150,000 before tax. They are the natural aristocracy of white collar professionals.

Christopher Snowdon: Britain is amongst the EU’s most meddlesome nanny states

Only ten years ago we’d have been mid-table, but since 2007 single-issue campaigners have struck a string of blows against lifestyle freedom.

Chris Snowdon: Forcing us to be healthy costs the Government money

By compelling us to extend our lives, the public health lobby is priming the real time bomb beneath the NHS: our ageing population.

Christopher Snowden: Closing Time – who’s killing the British pubs?

Red tape and taxation has caused thousands of pubs to close.

Christopher Snowdon: It’s time to stop government lobbying itself at our expense

A new Institute of Economic Affairs report makes seven main recommendations about how this should be done.

Christopher Snowdon: Plain packaging for cigarettes is all about politics, not good policy

The interesting question is why the Conservatives resurrected the idea when all the rumours about the alleged influence of Lynton Crosby had died down.

Christopher Snowdon: To properly tackle poverty, we must look at the cost of living

A poverty measure that has so little regard for what living standards people enjoy deserves to be treated with scepticism.