IEA Blog

Last week the City of London held their first attempt at a Burns night supper, with the First Minister and … Continue reading “Haggis croquettes and the problem with compromise”

When I was growing up, unemployment was the great economic concern of our time. If I’d been born a little … Continue reading “Britain does not have an ‘underemployment’ problem”

Christian antipathy towards Donald Trump in the hierarchy of the established church is easy to comprehend, although, given Democratic policies … Continue reading “The road to increased carbon emissions is paved with good intentions”

The Government’s consultation on ethnic pay gap monitoring closed a couple of weeks ago. We await the findings, but it … Continue reading “The unintended consequences of ethnic pay gap reporting”

Is highlighting the failures of socialist Venezuela nothing more than political point-scoring? That seems to be the new accusation levelled … Continue reading “Is highlighting the failures of socialist Venezuela nothing more than political point-scoring?”

James Dyson’s decision to relocate the headquarters of his company to Singapore has sparked a hyperbolic and predictable outcry. Dyson, … Continue reading “The Dyson outrage is a load of hot air”

Dr Allison Tedstone, Public Health England’s “Head of Diet and Obesity”, has recently proposed a new ‘Pudding Tax’ which would … Continue reading “Don’t trifle with our freedom – the case against the “Pudding Tax””

Around the time the US Congress debated the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”), opinion surveys on the subject … Continue reading “It is perfectly possible to liberalise our immigration system without antagonising the public”

All hail the Mayor of San Diego! Earlier this week, Californian lawmaker Kevin Faulconer outlined an ambitious overhaul of the city’s … Continue reading “All hail the Mayor of San Diego!”