IEA Featured Film

Boris Johnson’s government recently unveiled plans to increase national insurance contributions to pay for social care but concerns were raised from across the political spectrum. Some protested on fairness grounds, because the burden would fall on the working age population. Others said the fact that the money will initially be funnelled towards trying to bring ... Continue reading

Last month, food and medicine shortages sparked riots in Cuba, with people rallying against the communist regime. Protesters were heard calling: “We have no fear” and “Down with the dictatorship” as they staged the biggest revolt against the government for decades. IEA Communications & Marketing Assistant, Kieran Neild-Ali, sat down with Head of Political Economy ... Continue reading

In this episode of The Swift Half with Snowdon, Chris is joined by Anthony Warner, also known as The Angry Chef. They discuss all thins from public health and COVID-19, to obesity and fad diets. Anthony Warner is a British chef and food writer and the author of the Angry Chef blog. His first book, ... Continue reading

On June 5th 2021, the Group of Seven (G-7) nations reached a landmark agreement, supporting the creation of a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15% on multinational companies. This feeds into the existing efforts of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Later in July 2021, the G-20 also backed this ... Continue reading

William Easterly is Professor of Economics at New York University and Co-director of the NYU Development Research Institute, which won the 2009 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge in Development Cooperation Award. He is the author of three books: The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor(March 2014), The White Man’s Burden: ... Continue reading

In this episode of The Swift Half with Snowdon, Chris is joined by Baroness Fox of Buckley, better known as Claire Fox. They discuss all things from COVID-19 to House of Lords reform. Claire recently wrote a chapter called 'Liberty: Beyond Left or Right?' in the IEA's new book 'Having Your Say'. Free speech is ... Continue reading

Dr Steve Davies (Head of Education, IEA) sits down with Alex Deane to discus Alex's new book 'Lessons From History - Hidden heroes and villains of the past, and what we can learn from them'. In Lessons from History, Alex Deane takes us on an uproarious romp through the tales you didn’t hear at school. ... Continue reading

With reports of empty shelves in supermarkets and potentially more disruption in the pipeline with the run up to Christmas, Mark Littlewood (Director General, IEA) sits down with Julian Jessop (Economics Fellow, IEA) to discuss supply shortages and how they could impact the UK's economic recovery. You can read Julian's CapX article here.... Continue reading

Marc Glendenning (Head of Cultural Affairs, IEA) sits down with Dennis Hayes to discuss Dennis's chapter in the IEA's new book 'Having Your Say'. Dennis's chapter focuses on how trade unions have forgotten about free speech. You can read Having Your Say here - https://iea.org.uk/publications/havin... Trade unions, in the past among the fiercest proponents of ... Continue reading

Professor Len Shackleton (Research and Editorial Fellow, IEA) sits down with Dr Nick Cowen to discuss Nick's chapter in the IEA's new book 'Having Your Say'. Nick's chapter focuses on tolerating extreme speech. You can read Having Your Say here - https://iea.org.uk/publications/havin... Nick is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social and Political Sciences ... Continue reading