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29 July 2021
Labour Market
Prof. Len Shackleton writes for CapX
IEA Editorial and Research Fellow, Prof. Len Shackleton, commented on the Labour Party's plans to overhaul the UK labour market which includes a French-style ‘right to disconnect’ and a ‘real living wage’ of at least £10 an hour for all ages in an op-ed for CapX. Len argued: "Of course, these proposals will appeal to ...
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29 July 2021
27 July 2021
Government and Institutions
Annabel Denham writes for The Spectator
Annabel Denham, Director of Communications at the IEA, argued that the pandemic has demonstrated that big state intervention is a recipe for disaster, with the government failing to deliver a series of costly projects highlighted by a recent Public Accounts Committee report. In an op-ed for The Spectator, Annabel said: "Far from vindicating the socialists, ...
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27 July 2021
27 July 2021
Annabel Denham writes for CapX
In an op-ed for CapX, IEA Director of Communications Annabel Denham argued that mandatory vaccine passports are an affront to individual liberties and have significant ethical and moral dilemma's. Annabel said: "There’s a good reason why mandatory vaccinations are rare. Countries like the UK (supposedly) value individual responsibility and personal autonomy. Even in less liberal ...
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27 July 2021
26 July 2021
Tax and Fiscal Policy
Mark Littlewood writes for The Times
In his bi-weekly column for The Times, IEA Director General Mark Littlewood argued that Boris Johnson may know what he wants when he say's 'levelling-up', but he fails to grasp how he can spread wealth and opportunities to Britain's forgotten regions. Instead of outdated costly infrastructure projects and empty rhetoric, Mark suggested the government take ...
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26 July 2021
26 July 2021
Lifestyle Economics
Christopher Snowdon quoted in Politics.co.uk
CBD, also known as cannabidiol, is a chemical found in cannabis which is used for medication. The UK is currently the worlds second largest market for CBD, and industry leaders are urging the UK to embrace CBD and become global leaders in its production. Commenting on the news in Politics.co.uk, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics ...
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26 July 2021
25 July 2021
Regulation
Victoria Hewson quoted in The Telegraph
Wine is set to become 13p cheaper, according to industry experts, as the UK scraps VI-1 forms, a EU regulation which tests the acidity of the wine, something which is not done for beer or spirits. Commenting on the news in The Telegraph, IEA Head of Regulatory Affairs, Victoria Hewson, said: "Getting rid of bureaucracy ...
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25 July 2021
23 July 2021
Government and Institutions
Christopher Snowdon writes for City AM
In an opinion column for City AM, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics, Christopher Snowdon, discussed how policy making in Britain is trapped by 'status-quo bias', which Christopher described as "a form of small-c conservatism in which people have a preference for what they have become accustomed to even when it is clearly suboptimal from their ...
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23 July 2021
21 July 2021
Government and Institutions
Annabel Denham writes for The Spectator
In an op-ed for The Spectator, IEA Director of Communications, Annabel Denham, argued opinion polls are not the most accurate ways of understanding an individual's desires or intentions and can often be wildly inaccurate. Instead, peoples behaviour is a key indicator of a person's priorities. Annabel argued that government policy has recently been heavily guided ...
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21 July 2021
21 July 2021
Education
Emily Carver writes for Conservative Home
In her latest column for Conservative Home, IEA Head of Media, Emily Carver, sympathised with the plight of students and teachers during the pandemic but argued plans to make examinations easier is the not the answer to helping pupils catch-up with their education. Emily said: "Making it easier for students to pass their exams won’t ...
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21 July 2021
20 July 2021
Tax and Fiscal Policy
Prof. Len Shackleton quoted by Sky News
The government is expected to announce an increase in National Insurance Contributions (NIC) to help fund social care in the UK. Prof. Len Shackleton, Editorial & Research Fellow at the IEA, was quoted by Sky News condemning the proposals. Len argued: "It is wrong to place the burden of this tax squarely on the shoulders ...
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20 July 2021
