Commenting on the Office for National Statistics’ November labour market data, Professor Len Shackleton, Labour Market Expert at free market … Continue reading “Incomplete labour market statistics could be hiding a nasty shock”

Commenting on the King’s Speech, Mark Littlewood, Director General of the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “King’s Speech ‘heavy on intervention, light on liberalisation’”

IEA Editorial and research fellow Len Shackleton has been quoted in The Express, responding to ONS’ August figures on the … Continue reading “Fading job market resilience”

Commenting on the ONS’ unemployment data for August, which used a new, ‘experimental’ methodology, Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow … Continue reading “Employment data points to economic weakness “

IEA Free Trade Fellow Alexander Hammond has been quoted in City AM as part of a piece featuring the Fraser … Continue reading “Warning signs for UK economic freedom”

IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton has written for CapX discussing proposals for minimum service guarantees to mitigate … Continue reading “Strikes continue to paralyse the economy”

Executive Summary The index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions … Continue reading “Economic Freedom of The World: 2023 Annual Report”

The UK’s position in the Economic Freedom of the World Report increased from 16th to ninth freest country between 2020 … Continue reading “UK jumps in global economic freedom index, but remains below pre-Covid levels”

Commenting on the Office for National Statistics’ September labour market statistics, Professor Len Shackleton, Labour Market Expert at the free market … Continue reading “Wage growth spotlights interest rates and pension triple lock”