Coronavirus will bring to a head discontent with the welfare system and strengthen support for a Universal Basic Income, says … Continue reading ““Very unlikely” current welfare system will survive the Covid-19 pandemic, says new IEA briefing”

Responding to the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on government borrowing and debt, IEA Economics Fellow … Continue reading “Government needs to wean the UK off this extraordinary level of state subsidy as soon as possible, says IEA expert”

Responding to the TUC’s report published today, A Better Recovery, which calls for the government to form a National Recovery Council, … Continue reading “TUC’s plan for ‘a better recovery’ would almost guarantee no recovery at all, says IEA expert”

Responding to the International Trade Secretary Liz Truss MP’s announcement of a new post-Brexit tariff regime, the UK Global Tariff … Continue reading “Post-Brexit tariff regime will “lower costs for many businesses” and “mean cheaper prices for consumers”, says IEA expert”

In response to the Public Accounts Committee’s report, published today, that says the High Speed 2 rail project has gone “badly off course,” Dr Richard … Continue reading “It’s not too late to cancel HS2, says IEA expert”

Economists have been conspicuously absent from the policy debate over easing the lockdown, says a new briefing paper from Paul … Continue reading “Economists should play vital role in easing the lockdown, says new IEA briefing”

Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement on the future of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Professor Len Shackleton, IEA Editorial and … Continue reading “Extending furlough scheme “delays readjustment to changed economy”, says IEA expert”

Responding to Boris Johnson’s announcement this evening Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs and author … Continue reading “Every delay “adds to human and economic cost” of lockdown, says IEA expert”

Claims that the UK’s response to Coronavirus has been weakened by cuts to public health don’t hold water, says a … Continue reading “Public Health spending not the cure experts believe, says new IEA report”