Covid has shown “a worrying public willingness to comply with breathtakingly draconian restrictions on our civil liberties”, writes the IEA’s … Continue reading “This pandemic has triggered renewed fervour among nanny-state obsessives”

Responding to government proposals to ban online ads for ‘junk food’ , the IEA’s Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon … Continue reading “Proposed ‘junk food’ online ad ban is “an ill-considered policy designed by fanatics””

Responding to the government’s consultation on banning advertising for products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS), IEA Head of … Continue reading “Proposed ‘junk food’ ad ban is an “ill-considered policy designed by fanatics””

Coronavirus has “given politicians an opportunity to drive in the final nail” to the pub industry after years of damaging … Continue reading “Pubs have “borne the brunt” of coronavirus policies”

“Those who are the hardest hit [by lockdown] have the weakest voice while those with the least to lose have … Continue reading “The real divide is between those who have safe jobs and those who don’t”

The Observer ran an op-ed questioning the interests behind the libertarian think tank American Institute for Economic Research’s support for … Continue reading “Ad hominem attacks on supporters of The Great Barrington Declaration do not help debates around Covid”

Nicola Sturgeon has banned the sale of alcohol indoors in Scotland’s hospitality venues for 16 days in a bid to … Continue reading “Many hospitality jobs now “hanging by a thread””

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Carver, Media Manager, 07715 942731 Responding to the Scottish Government’s proposed new lockdown … Continue reading “New restrictions in Scotland “scapegoat” pub industry”

Responding to the Public Health England report suggesting the government’s plan for the food industry to voluntarily cut 20% of sugar … Continue reading “Sugar reduction scheme a “Soviet-style diktat””