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Britain is Broken says President of the Adam Smith Institute

It is evident that many institutions and policies in the UK simply do not work says Dr Madsen Pirie

In a new discussion paper, Dr Madsen Pirie, the President of the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) outlines the 16 major institutions and policy areas which are not working, including:

  1. The Bank of England 

  2. The Treasury

  3. Transport

  4. The NHS

  5. Education

  6. Justice

  7. Immigration 

  8. Housing

  9. Social Care

  10.  Childcare

  11. Welfare

  12.  The Pension System

  13.  Energy

  14.  Regulation

  15.  Civil Service

  16.  Government

Within the paper, Dr Pirie draws parallels between the present day and the 1970s and outlines his concerns that the current direction of travel is jeopardising the future of young people in particular. 

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Notes to editors:  

For further comments or to arrange an interview, contact Emily Fielder, emily@adamsmith.org | 0758 477 8207.

Dr Madsen Pirie is the President and Co-founder of the Adam Smith Institute. 

The paper will be live on the Adam Smith Institute website from 10pm 30th November and is available here. 

The Adam Smith Institute is a free market, neoliberal think tank based in London. It advocates classically liberal public policies to create a richer, freer world.