Governments are constantly tempted to push flexible working because it allows them to support a popular social change without having … Continue reading “Mandatory flexible working is a stealth tax on jobs and wages, warns new IEA report”

Commenting on the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Bank of England remains in the slow lane on rate cuts”

At its quarterly (hybrid) meeting on 13 January 2026, the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC), hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs … Continue reading “SMPC Votes to Cut UK Base Rate by 25bps”

Commenting on this morning’s inflation figures, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “UK inflation continues to run relatively hot”

Responding to the latest labour market statistics from the ONS, Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the Institute … Continue reading “Government policy harming young people, labour market figures show”

Commenting on this morning’s GDP figures, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Better November masks underlying weakness”

New analysis suggests gross costs of net zero could exceed even the highest official predictions of £7.6 trillion Official estimates … Continue reading “Net zero could cost Britain billions more than officials estimate, warns new IEA paper”

Download Summary Since 2019, there have been many attempts to put a cost on achieving net zero by 2050, with … Continue reading “The Cost of Net Zero”

Dr. Paola Romero teaches philosophy at the London School of Economics. As I write this, a number of political prisoners … Continue reading “The days after dictatorship”