For classical liberals, a society cannot be free until markets are allowed to operate without external restraints. But even in … Continue reading “Can Free Markets Be Anti-Capitalist?”

IEA Chief Operating Officer and Energy Analyst Andy Mayer appeared on talkTV criticising the decision to pay households to use … Continue reading “Paying households to use less energy “a terrible look”, says IEA expert”

Professor Philip Booth, Senior Academic Fellow at the IEA, speaks to an audience at the 2018 Ideas Exchange about why, … Continue reading “Oh What a Wonderful World”

Renowned author Matt Ridley gave 2018’s Hayek Memorial Lecture. Matt’s books – which include The Rational Optimist and The Evolution … Continue reading “Hayek Lecture 2018: How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take To Change The World?”

The idea of the “Entrepreneurial State” or the “state as investor” has taken off in recent years – following the … Continue reading “Debunking the ‘State-as-Investor’”

We may be leaving the EU – but what should our mode of departure look like? Today we’re joined by … Continue reading “The case for the Norway Option”

Socialists claim that previous versions of socialism went wrong because of external constraints, or because it happened in the wrong … Continue reading “Has real socialism ever been tried?”

With power struggles within Parliament dominating the headlines, it’s all too easy to forget the bigger picture of our departure … Continue reading “Trade Talks and the Future of Business”

After months of anticipation, Theresa May’s government has finally fleshed out in detail their view of Britain’s future relationship with … Continue reading “After Chequers – the Alternative Brexit White Paper”