IEA Blog

The Guardian’s environment editor, John Vidal, cannot resist a swipe at the IEA’s latest publication, Climate Change Policy: Challenging the … Continue reading “Rampant ageism in the Guardian”

I once heard Sudha Shenoy described as the original pin-up model of the “Austrian” school of thought in economics. Whatever … Continue reading “Sudha R. Shenoy 1943-2008, remembered fondly”

Yesterday marked the UK release of the 2008 Economic Freedom of the World Report, produced by the Fraser Institute in … Continue reading “Africa needs freedom, not aid”

This morning the UK government announced that in the last quarter unemployment rose by more than 80,000 to a total … Continue reading “Unemployment and the minimum wage: the government cannot escape responsibility”

Dr DeAnne Julius’s recent review of the UK Public Services Industry (PSI) tells us that the outsourcing of government services … Continue reading “Outsourcing public services: a good deal for taxpayers?”

Britain’s transport policy “Railways good, roads bad” is not sustainable, and proves once again that transport is too important to … Continue reading “Road systems should be commercialised”

The aerial photograph on the company’s website shows a small residential area located on a riverbank, surrounded by trees and … Continue reading “Gated communities: the privatisation of residential areas should be welcomed”

In a letter to The Times on 8 August 1980, the IEA’s founder Editorial Director Arthur Seldon made the following … Continue reading “The Labour Party and Arthur Seldon’s predictions”

The imposition of a windfall tax on energy companies is supported by a majority of the public and many politicians. … Continue reading “The economics of windfall taxes”