Ideas@TheCentre by Author

1. Why I work for a classical liberal think tank

   Meegan Cornforth | 10 May 2013 | Ideas@The Centre

   At the core of classical liberalism is the unwavering belief that the best chance humanity has to prosper is when people... Read More

2. Texting tragedy

   Meegan Cornforth | 25 Nov 2011 | Ideas@The Centre

   Introduction of laws in Pakistan that ban the use of certain words in mobile texts afflicts the most basic human right -... Read More

3. Rescue me

   Meegan Cornforth | 02 Sep 2011 | Ideas@The Centre

   Welfare statism effectively reduces elements of its citizenry to an enfeebled and dependent state, unable or unwilling to... Read More

4. La rue to serfdom

   Meegan Cornforth | 01 Jul 2011 | Ideas@The Centre

   Suppressing free speech, however unpleasant, is a move towards authoritarianism and away from freedom.

5. Where’s the Fire(works)? – Part Two

   Meegan Cornforth | 05 Nov 2010 | Ideas@The Centre

   This Guy Fawkes night, why not toss into the bonfire all the petty, invasive and controlling government regulations that... Read More

6. Where's the fire? - Part One

   Meegan Cornforth | 29 Oct 2010 | Ideas@The Centre

   Fire prevention and safety laws are valuable, but restricting the right of an individual to secure their home against intruders... Read More

7. Enlightenment musings

   Meegan Cornforth | 19 Mar 2010 | Ideas@The Centre

   Next month marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Scottish Enlightenment thinker, Thomas Reid.

8. British bureaucracy and the baby

   Meegan Cornforth | 29 Jan 2010 | Ideas@The Centre

   Why do British politicians think that their National Health System is so wonderful?

9. Moore Hypocrisy and Hype

   Meegan Cornforth | 23 Oct 2009 | Ideas@The Centre

   In his latest celluloid uppercut to the upper crust, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore examines the Home of the Brave to... Read More