"Sara Thornton's response to my article was thoughtful and in many ways reassuring. However, police chiefs need to understand the importance of the beat for collecting dispersed information and police forces need the freedom to innovate." Copyright (c) 2007 The Author. Journal compilation (c)...

"The latest volume in "The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek" is the best yet. The Introduction is a delight and the Appendix of related documents is fabulous and fascinating. The long effort to produce the collection has therefore been very worthwhile." Copyright (c) 2008 The Author.

"Better policing can only come by devolving accountability and responsibility. This, combined with decentralisation and privatisation where possible, will create an environment where innovation flourishes and good practice is copied. There are many lessons from the USA which could usefully be...

"Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom" changed the world - but it may not have done so if it were not for the publication of "The Reader's Digest condensed version. Copyright (c) Institute of Economic Affairs 2004.

"The tragic deaths of twenty-three young Chinese cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay on the Lancashire coast have been attributed to the machinations of global capitalism. In fact, these migrant workers came to the UK to escape the poverty created by socialism in China and were working under a...