It has been reported that the Catholic Education Service (CES) is to co-host an event with the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) at the Conservative Party Conference. It is difficult to understand why the CES chooses to endorse the views of this right-wing economic group. The IEA adheres to the Austrian School of economics, followers of Friedrich von Hayek, who believe with a religious zeal in the unrestrained “market”. The IEA also believes that all state provision, except for po