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Exertion & Example

CPS - 26 October 1989

Everyone seeks in history a justification for the present and even, sometimes, a guide to the future.

Joining the EMS for and Against

Christopher Culp and Harold James - 26 October 1989

Discussions of possible British membership of the EMS have unfortunately become highly politicised. Both supporters and opponents frequently claim that such a move is far more than it appears to be on the surface – that it is a stepping stone on what may be either a more glittering, or more sinister, path.

Maths Problem

Gefforey Howson - 26 October 1989

In July 1987 the Department of Education and Science issued the ‘discussion document’, The National Curriculum 5-16, setting out proposals for the establishment of a national curriculum, attainment targets and testing at ages 7, 11, 14, and 16.

Monetarism Lost

Tim Congdon - 26 October 1989

Between mod-1996 and mid 1988 the British economy experienced a full scale boom. Over the two years national output rose almost 10 per cent, much faster than could be sustained in the long term.

Nationalised Universities

Deepak Lal - 26 October 1989

In July 1988 Mr Kenneth Baker, so it seemed, nationalised Britain’s universities contravening the principles professed by the government which he serves.

Of Dukes and Dustmen

Oliver Knox - 26 October 1989

A completely new charge, impost, levy, tax – call it what you will – is certain to be sometimes misrepresented and often misunderstood. Hard cases, exemptions, the complexity which is inevitable given the infinite variety of our styles of living, all add to the confusion.

Policies Against Pollution

Nicholas Ridley - 26 October 1989

The Governments program for environmental protection seems to have come as something of a shock to some of the less well informed commentators.

Science Fiction

Terence Kealey - 26 October 1989

During the mid-1980s Britain’s scientists exploded with anger. They believed that a mean government was destroying their science and their universities.

Set Food Markets Free

Richard Pool and Andrew Threipland - 26 October 1989

Government monopolies control the market of milk, wool and potatoes in Britain. This paper outlines the origin of these monopolies in the 1930s; their growth into large commercial operations; the economic, social and technical changes which have occurred since 1930 and the position of such national monopolies in a common European market.