Maxwell Marlow
Maxwell Marlow is the Director of Public Affairs at the Adam Smith Institute. He posts at @maxwell_marlow
No, rent controls don’t work
Stop toying with failed ideas and build some damn houses
In defence of Gary Stevenson
If economists were only those with doctorates, we would have to ignore both the market’s wisdom and many of its most perceptive critics
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is a masterclass in self-defeat
Labour’s tobacco crackdown will fuel crime, hurt retailers, and push smokers towards worse habits
Our energy policies have run out of puff
The government’s £1.8bn windfall for wind farms is a storm of stupidity
Liverpool confirmed Labour’s free speech problem
Passes revoked mid-conference shows the socialists have strayed from their roots
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How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Will London fall?
If the Greens take London, what might happen to policing?
Keeping the faith
Brexit triumphalists can’t understand how other people living in the UK in 2026 do not share their enthusiasm
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
The miracle of the magical migrants
Is a man’s identity is fluid when he steps on British soil, but calcified on African soil?
Towards an allied civil society network in Europe
The Trump Administration is turning its attention to Europe’s civic institutions
Cry sod Harry, England and St George
Why aren’t people proud to be English?
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
The asylum seeker will see you now
We should not legitimise illegal migration and its damaging effects
Welcome to the low-trust economy
The multi-billion pound cost of Britain’s shoplifting surge
