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On trust in markets
It was a great pleasure to spend two, sunny, late November days in Melbourne this year (2019) discussing the future of regulatory policy with Australian
December 17, 2019
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Materials from Hertford Seminars
Chairman slides Privatisation Seminar Nov 2019
Delivered as part of ‘Has the privatisation experiment been a success with 30 years of evidence?’, Hertford Seminar in Regulation 2019
November 20, 2019
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Investing in utility networks with less reliance on markets and more uncertainty: How do we deliver security and efficiency
Delivered as part of ‘Investing in utility networks with less reliance on markets and more uncertainty: how do we deliver security and efficiency?’, Hertford Seminar in Regulation 2019
January 22, 2019
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Conservative philosophy, then and now
The Xmas and New Year break is a good time to catch up on background reading that has sat around on a ‘to do’ list
December 27, 2018
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The logic of the Attorney General
This note focuses on a narrow front in the Brexit wars, the Attorney General’s (AG’s) advice on the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement
December 16, 2018
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Mrs May’s assault on freedom: an intellectual error?
The Prime Minister’s letter to the nation of 24/11/18 reveals again the over-riding priority she attaches to reducing immigration, which might reasonably be described as
November 25, 2018
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Regulation and competition with captive customers
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2018
October 24, 2018
Materials from Conferences
Cognitive biases in the discovery and assessment of evidence in competition law cases
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2018
September 25, 2018
Materials from Conferences
Mapping customer requirements and behaviours in retail energy and financial services: what differs
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2018
September 24, 2018
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How do we discover what consumers really really want from their water provider?
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2018
September 24, 2018
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Analytic methods to understand consumers
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2018
September 24, 2018
Materials from Conferences
Ofgem’s evolving approach to the use of evidence in policy making
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2018
September 22, 2018
Materials from Conferences
Some academic contributions to understanding consumer requirements and behaviour
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2018
September 22, 2018
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Consumer interests: what we are doing, what we have discovered so far, and what questions does this raise for regulators?
Delivered as part of ‘The discovery, assessment and use of evidence in regulatory and competition law decision making’, Annual Competition and Regulation Conference 2018
September 22, 2018
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Article 129(1) of the draft Withdrawal Agreement: a modest suggestion
When first posted this blog referred to Article 124(1) of the draft Withdrawal Agreement of March 2018. It has been adjusted to reflect the Article
September 19, 2018
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Brexit sequencing and the ‘interim period problem’: Limbo in our time?
Withdrawal from the EU (Brexit) will occur at an instant on 29 March 2019 and that moment divides the policy questions and processes entailed by
September 15, 2018
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The EEA Agreement: the key to a simplified Brexit process?
The UK is currently a member of the European Economic Area and is likely to be able to continue membership if it wishes. Its treaty rights under the EEA afford the UK a considerable degree of control over the post-Brexit outcome. Continued membership can be viewed as a ‘interim measure’ that would, in one step, meet most of the Leave agenda, whilst allowing time for reflection on longer-term issues.
August 21, 2018
Materials from Hertford Seminars
Regulation and public interest outcomes in energy and water: moving beyond compliance and towards a ‘Sustainable Licence to Operate’ for a disrupted world
Delivered as part of ‘Regulation and public interest ourcomes in energy and water: moving beyond compliance and towards a sustainable ‘licence to operate’ for a disrupted world”, Hertford Seminar in Regulation 2018
July 29, 2018
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The bespoke agreement option
This is an extract from a submission to the Scottish Parliament made on 15 August 2016. One argument in circulation at the moment is that
June 26, 2018
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Brexit strategy in one diagram
This is another golden oldie, from the beginning of 2017, before Article 50 notification. It recommended a three-track approach to the Brexit process (a) not
June 24, 2018
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The Day after Brexit: the EEA Option
This is an old piece from October 2016, posted on the second anniversary of the Brexit referendum. It stills seems relevant. The UK will formally
June 23, 2018
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The Nature of Markets: A Primer
Markets have the following characteristics or elements: A. Like all social institutions they are shared sets of rules governing or guiding aspects of human conduct.
May 27, 2018
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The Brexit Rule-Taker Myth
It has been repeatedly asserted in Brexit discourse that, if it remained a member of the European Economic Area, the UK would be a ‘rule-taker’,
May 21, 2018
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A cap and trade system for residency?
Regulatory innovation tends to start with a new way of looking at a problem. In that spirit what follows is a bare-bones heuristic, not a
May 5, 2018
Materials from Conferences
Smart meters: a case study
Delivered as part of ‘Regulatory Pathologies: Diagnosis and Remediation’, Annual Westminster Conference 2018
May 5, 2018