Britain's capitalist command economy | Christopher Snowdon on a BBC tax, vaping and 20mph
Is Britain a "capitalist command economy"? Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, joins Damian Pudner to explain how government now steers private industry with targets and fines, from heat pumps and electric cars to supermarket calories, and why it keeps the blame at arm's length.
They also cover a proposed £11-a-month broadband levy to fund the BBC, why more vapers than smokers is good news, Wales's new 65p minimum price for alcohol, 20mph limits, impact assessments with billions in costs and no monetised benefit, the mini-budget compared…
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