Eamonn Butler

Parliament of Whores Wednesday May 16, 2012 PJ O’Rourke’s book explains how democracy really works, says Eamonn Butler. But what should we do about it?

Don't leave it to the Commons! Thursday April 26, 2012 Eamonn Butler proposes three principles to guide reformers of the House of Lords

Taxed to the limit Thursday March 1, 2012 Eamonn Butler says that taxation is so high in Britain that even civil servants are evading it

Clamp down on tax, not taxpayers Wednesday January 11, 2012 Tax avoidance is simply a product of high and complex taxes, says Eamonn Butler

The inequality distraction Wednesday December 14, 2011 Eamonn Butler argues that the key to reducing poverty is for government to get off people’s backs

Tax, debt and the vote motive Wednesday November 16, 2011 The euro crisis shows how democracy expands the power of the state, explains Eamonn Butler

A licence to meddle Thursday October 27, 2011 Eamonn Butler explains the ‘public choice’ problem of how campaigners get politicians to interfere with our lives

The immorality of high taxes Tuesday September 27, 2011 Taxes are coercive and the money is often wasted or spent on pressure groups. There’s nothing moral about them, says Eamonn Butler

A snooper’s charter Wednesday August 3, 2011 The sheer volume of private data available to public bodies means that much will fall into the wrong hands, as is being shown by the hacking scandal. Eamonn Butler argues that the state’s power to snoop on us goes too far.

Fit for a king Tuesday June 21, 2011 Eamonn Butler commands a Canadian orchestra to play for him in a Cambridge street and reflects on the extraordinary riches that people enjoy, thanks to the free market