BBC should be required to make its money from optional subscriptions, states Julian Knight MP

10 September 2020
Society and Culture

BBC should be required to make its money from optional subscriptions, states Julian Knight MP

10 September 2020

IEA webinar featured in The Times

Julian Knight, Conservative MP is quoted in The Times saying: “The licence fee is “morally on the way out” and … Continue reading “BBC should be required to make its money from optional subscriptions, states Julian Knight MP”
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BBC and government ministers should have agreed a deal on TV licences for the over-75s, says Julian Knight MP

10 September 2020
Society and Culture

BBC and government ministers should have agreed a deal on TV licences for the over-75s, says Julian Knight MP

10 September 2020

IEA webinar quoted by the Daily Mirror

The Government should have come together with the BBC to reach an agreement over free licence fees for the over-75s … Continue reading “BBC and government ministers should have agreed a deal on TV licences for the over-75s, says Julian Knight MP”
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PHE’s plans to shrink your chips are the “death rattle of a profoundly useless organisation”

8 September 2020
Lifestyle Economics

PHE’s plans to shrink your chips are the “death rattle of a profoundly useless organisation”

8 September 2020

Christopher Snowdon quoted by The Telegraph

Public Health England’s plans to introduce new guidelines to shrink the calorie content of most food, “is the death rattle … Continue reading “PHE’s plans to shrink your chips are the “death rattle of a profoundly useless organisation””
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You have to give the impression that you are prepared to walk away from negotiations

7 September 2020
Trade, Development, and Immigration

You have to give the impression that you are prepared to walk away from negotiations

7 September 2020

Syed Kamall quoted by City AM

Responding to the Prime Minister’s statement that leaving the post-Brexit transition period without a trade deal would be “a good … Continue reading “You have to give the impression that you are prepared to walk away from negotiations”
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Pensions tax-free lump sum could be made “less generous” to help repair the nation’s finances

3 September 2020
Welfare

Pensions tax-free lump sum could be made “less generous” to help repair the nation’s finances

3 September 2020

Phillip Booth quoted in the Financial Times

The Financial Times has written up the Treasury Select Committee’s call for evidence this week, in which IEA Senior Academic … Continue reading “Pensions tax-free lump sum could be made “less generous” to help repair the nation’s finances”
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