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12 June 2018
Energy and Environment
Julian Jessop writes for Conservative Home
Julian Jessop, Chief Economist at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for Conservative Home on Michael Gove's achievements so far as Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The benefits can already be seen in at least two areas of DEFRA’s work. The first is Gove’s drive to replace ...
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12 June 2018
24 February 2018
Energy and Environment
Jamie Whyte writes for The Telegraph
Jamie Whyte, Research Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for The Telegraph on the proposal for plastic straws to be banned. In the article Jamie argues that many people care about the environment enough to forgo the pleasure of drinking from a plastic straw in order to protect the biosphere. Others, let’s ...
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24 February 2018
5 January 2018
Energy and Environment
Wednesday’s news that 16,000 first-time buyers have saved thousands of pounds thanks to their exemption from stamp duty is, on the surface, a great thing. Non-homeowners deserve the opportunity to get on the housing ladder in a reasonable and affordable way, and these 16,000 buyers caught a break they deserved. And sometime this year, I’m ...
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Kate Andrews
5 January 2018
4 December 2017
Energy and Environment
On 1 December, I participated in a panel discussion at the Indian Embassy. Is there a third way between socialism and capitalism? That was the question. The third way was represented by Dattatreya Hosabale, an advocate of “integral humanism”, a political philosophy originally developed by Deen Dayal Upadhyaya in the mid-20th century. I represented capitalism. ...
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Jamie Whyte
4 December 2017
15 November 2017
Energy and Environment
Dr Richard Wellings is quoted on the BBC News website
Richard Wellings, Head of Transport at the Institute of Economic Affairs has been quoted on the BBC News website following calls for the OBR to begin climate modelling. In the article Richard argues that the OBR has a poor record on conventional economic forecasting and this proposal would risk compounding the resulting policy errors. Moreover, ...
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15 November 2017
27 October 2017
Energy and Environment
Diego Zuluaga writes for The Telegraph
Diego Zuluaga, Financial Services Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs has written for The Telegraph on energy prices. In his article Diego argues that it is possible to have cheaper energy and a clean environment. We don't have to accept lower living standards to meet our climate goals. The Helm report argues for ...
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27 October 2017
25 October 2017
Energy and Environment
Kate Andrews appears on BBC News
Kate Andrews, News Editor at the Institute of Economic Affairs has appeared on BBC News to review the papers. On the proposal that the NHS should take up a proposal to rent rooms to ease the huge demand it is facing, Kate applauds the entrepreneurial spirit of this proposal and given the NHS is in ...
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25 October 2017
19 October 2017
Energy and Environment
The UK government has published its proposed legislation to implement a temporary cap on domestic energy prices. Those encouraged by the temporary aspect should remember Milton Friedman’s warning that “nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program”. Unwinding a price cap that had distorted and obfuscated market signals, and quite probably affected the structure ...
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Bruno Prior
19 October 2017
13 October 2017
Energy and Environment
Julian Jessop comments in the Daily Mail
Julian Jessop, Chief Economist at the Institute of Economic Affairs has commented in the Daily Mail today following the government's announcement on an energy price cap. In the article Julian argues that the introduction of such a cap risks consumers ending up paying more than they would otherwise have done. Given the cap is unlikely ...
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13 October 2017
12 October 2017
Energy and Environment
Reaction to the announcement on proposed cap on energy prices
Commenting on the announcement that the government will introduce an energy price cap, Julian Jessop, Chief Economist at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: "The announcement that the government will impose an absolute cap on energy prices makes little economic sense. It is almost impossible for the regulator Ofgem to find the right price that ...
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12 October 2017
