Tim Leunig is chief economist at the liberal thinktank CentreForum, and a reader in economic history at the LSE
August 2012
Could train fare rises be halted by 'standing only' carriages?
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Tim Leunig: It would essentially be third-class rail travel, but if commuters show they are willing to stand, fares would come down
July 2012
The census lesson is clear: don't pretend regeneration works if it doesn't
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Academics need to spend more time teaching and less time marking
June 2012
David Cameron should know better than this housing benefit gimmick
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Tim Leunig: Will parents be made to house adult children? And their spouse? And their children? Building more houses might be an idea
May 2012
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Where are all the innovators in academia?
Innovation regularly transforms the business world, but we have yet to see the equivalent in the university sector. Tim Leunig suggests some new ways of doing things
March 2012
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Creating extra university places will cost nothing
The government should expand higher education now. Current economic conditions mean that it will cost nothing to increase university places this year, argues Tim Leunig
January 2012
Housing benefit cap: can you live on 62p a day?
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Tim Leunig: The housing benefit cap will mainly hit stable families on low incomes. Surely this can't be what George Osborne wanted
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Competition in higher education: students will be the winners
Liberalisation of university entry for AAB students is a sign that things are moving in the right direction. It won't lead to cuts in fees, but may lead to better teaching, says LSE's Tim Leunig
Community landbanking will create 'imbys' out of Britain's nimbys
In a small village, community land auctions could see just one new house knock £1,000 off residents' council tax bills. And who would complain about that, asks economist Tim Leunig
July 2011
The ONS must stop providing lame excuses for poor growth
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Tim Leunig: 'Special factors' are nothing but a distraction from the government's job of dealing with the British economy overall
April 2011
Bidding for Olympics tickets is unfair
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Tim Leunig: The 2012 ticket system leads to poorer people being squeezed out by the more affluent bidding for multiple events 'to be safe'
June 2010
Was David Laws's resignation necessary?
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Tim Leunig: Cases such as David Laws's require a speedy resolution – because the people require good government
December 2009
Goodbye to the noughties
I've changed my mind about carbon taxes
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Tim Leunig: Goodbye to the noughties: Prices, and the market, don't work well where supply is limited. That is why regulation is the smart answer to global warming
January 2009
Give council tenants the right to move
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Tim Leunig: Those in social housing should be allowed to require their landlord to sell their home and buy a place of their choice
August 2008
The regeneration game is up
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Why we need economics teachers
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May 2008
How to feed the world
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Tim Leunig: If the price of feeding the starving is vegetarianism, battery chickens or nuclear power, then surely it is worth paying
