Consumer Surplus

Sclerotic states need startup rules and institutions

Governments shouldn't have to rely on genius reformers for things to improve.

Dec 23, 2025 • Sam Bowman

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September 2025

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Sep 17, 2025 • Sam Bowman

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January 2025

Growth is a policy choice

So here are some pro-growth policies to choose from

Jan 22, 2025 • Sam Bowman and Sam Dumitriu

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September 2024

Foundations: Why Britain has stagnated

A new essay about making Britain prosperous again.

Sep 20, 2024 • Sam Bowman

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July 2024

Upzoning London: the solution to Britain's housing crisis

Upzoning London is how Labour can deliver prosperity and housing abundance.

Jul 15, 2024 • Sam Bowman

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June 2024

One weird trick to get data centres built

How a small tweak to business rates could be the carrot to Labour's planning stick

Jun 17, 2024 • Sam Bowman and Ben Southwood

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March 2024

Ode to an ISA

A "Brit ISA" would be a cyanide pill for British savers

Mar 1, 2024 • Sam Bowman

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July 2023

Britain is a developing country

We aren't leading the world: we're trying to catch up

Jul 18, 2023 • Sam Bowman

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June 2023

Democracy is the solution to vetocracy

How Ronald Coase can change your life

Jun 2, 2023 • Sam Bowman

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January 2023

Capping ISAs: the latest bad idea in British policymaking

A new think tank report fails to consider the consequences of its proposals

Jan 18, 2023 • Sam Bowman

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December 2022

Cheaper electricity tomorrow can help with decarbonisation today

You can borrow energy from the future, sort of

Dec 22, 2022 • Sam Bowman

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Things I recommend you buy and use, 2023 edition

In this year’s edition of Things I Recommend You Buy and Use I list the items and services that give me consumer surplus – a lot of “surplus” enjoyment…

Dec 3, 2022 • Sam Bowman

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