Private schools are, on the whole, a good thing. They give parents greater choice in their children’s education, provide the … Continue reading “In defence of VAT on private school fees”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has written for City AM criticising the main parties’ claims that … Continue reading “The Costing Conundrum”

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop’s response to scrapping the cap on bank bonuses, has been quoted in the Times. The … Continue reading “Scrapping the bank bonus cap is ‘common sense’”

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop’s response to the ONS public sector finances figures which showed government borrowing was lower than … Continue reading “Room for well-targeted tax cuts”

Commenting on today’s ONS public sector finances figures, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of … Continue reading “Public finance data leaves room for tax cuts”

The UK is largely governed by Oxford’s Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) graduates, including both this PM and his predecessor … Continue reading “Hunt’s Autumn Statement: what happened to the “E” in “PPE”?”

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop has written for iNews welcoming the prospect of greater stability under new Prime Minister Rishi … Continue reading “Challenges remain for the new Prime Minister”

Commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s statement, Mark Littlewood, Director General at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “IEA Director General responds to Chancellor Hunt’s emergency statement”

The IEA’s Head of Public Policy Matthew Lesh has been quoted in The Daily Mail responding to Labour’s plan to … Continue reading “Reinstating the 45p rate is no quick fix for Britain’s poor healthcare outcomes”