Le secteur de l’aviation est critiqué en permanence par des acteurs politiques et des activistes environnementaux. En Suède, le secteur a même annoncé des difficultés financières en raison du “flygskam” ou du “smygflyga”. Les mots décrivent le phénomène d’humiliation des consommateurs qui se décident de prendre l’avion, et que par conséquent, s’ils le font, ils […]
Als Frankreich und Deutschland ihre Schnellzugnetze gebaut haben, revolutionierten sie so den Schienenpersonenverkehr in Europa. Was mit dem Fernbus von Brüssel nach Paris vier bis fünf Stunden dauert, kann mit dem Thalys-Zug in etwas mehr als einer Stunde erreicht werden. Das Gleiche gilt für das ICE-Netzwerk. Der Wechsel von langsamen Regionalzügen zu schnellen und futuristischen […]
I had the opportunity to briefly introduce the Consumer Choice Center at the annual lecture of Liberální institut, in Prague, Czech Republic. The event took place at the Cevro Institute, and hosted British Member of the European Parliament Daniel Hannan as the annual speaker. Click down below to watch my brief talk.
When France built its high-speed rail network, it revolutionised the way we looked at train travel. What takes 4-5 hours by long-distance bus from Brussels to Paris can now be completed in just over an hour with a Thalys train. Dumping slow regional trains for fast and futuristic new models has brought more comfort and […]
In 2020, the Netherlands will host the ninth conference of parties of the so-called WHO-FCTC treaty. During this conference, world leaders and public health advocates discuss the ways in which smoking prevalence can be curbed.
For months, young climate marchers have taken over Europe and the US. Now we know what they actually want—and it’s exactly what we thought it would be.
The magazine Politico asked me to contribute to a health policy debate for both their online and magazine publication. The contribution were made under following headline: HEALTH CARE 2024 How to solve Europe’s obesity problem Experts tackle the bloc’s crisis of lifestyle diseases. Life expectancy in Europe is steadily increasing. But the World Health Organization […]
Ever fancied seeing me talk on a pixely live stream about consumer choice? Then you’ll be pleased to see the video below, which features Maria Chaplia, Tristan Hardy, and Richard Mison live from LibertyCon 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Advertising bans are increasingly relevant in political debate, with some countries having already establishes rules that don’t allow for “junk food” advertising. But these proposals are all based on the assumptions that consumers are buying goods that they never would have wanted otherwise.
Ci-dessous vous trouverez une interview que j’ai donné au site web français Contrepoints, dans le cadre de mon travail pour le Consumer Choice Center.
