Big ideas

Death in the modern age|

Professor Emily Jackson examines the meaning of death and the moral and legal questions raised by euthanasia.

Competition and choice good for public sector|

Professor Julian Le Grand argues that the principle of market competition can still offer solutions to public sector problems.

Costing the climate|

Economic motives rather than ethical concerns will be ultimately what prevents runaway climate change, argues Dr Sam Fankhauser.

Good intentions perverse incentives|

Professor Luis Garicano explains what the current financial crisis and boring, defensively played football matches have in common.

Risk regulation has gone too far|

We need to go back to first principles to examine the real nature of risk and its possible effects on society, argues Professor Bridget Hutter.

New internationalism needed for new world order|

Global institutions such as the United Nations risk fragmenting unless they become more democratic warns Professor David Held.