Responding to the latest borrowing figures, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs said: “The latest news … Continue reading “UK public finances continue to deteriorate”

Our Economics Fellow Julian Jessop has written for The Telegraph on public service productivity. The article said: “The public sector … Continue reading “Public sector productivity growth is a hollow victory”

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”