This article was first published on the Institute of Economic Affairs Substack It has been over three years since Russia’s … Continue reading “A liberal future for Ukraine?”

Contents Summary The Freeports strategy announced by the previous government attempted to address today’s challenges with yesterday’s recipes, lacked the … Continue reading “Beyond Freeports”

Are you a Hong Konger who wants to rely on your hard-earned lifelong retirement savings to help with your relocation … Continue reading “Hong Kong’s financial Berlin Wall”

On 12 October 2024, European Students for Liberty (ESFL) and their Icelandic partners organised a conference entitled ‘Markets and Entrepreneurship’ … Continue reading “Imperial Measurement: my talk at the ESFL conference at Reykjavik University”

IEA research calling for a reformation of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into a Serious Economic Crime Office (SECO) has … Continue reading “Reform the SFO to Effectively and Proactively Fight Fraudsters”

New IEA research proposing an overhaul of the Serious Fraud Office has been featured in The Times. The article said: … Continue reading “SFO Failures Prompt Calls for Overhaul”

IEA Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz has written for CapX arguing that while a society which upholds freedom of speech would … Continue reading “Free Speech is not Perfect but the Alternative is Far Worse”

Contents Summary The Serious Fraud Office has experienced regular criticism and periodic scandals related to its operation, which have often … Continue reading “Replacing the Serious Fraud Office: The case for a new approach to serious economic crime”

After a series of institutional failures, a new Serious Economic Crimes Office should be created to prosecute and proactively tackle … Continue reading “Replace Serious Fraud Office in new focus on prevention, says new IEA paper “