The IEA’s Director General Mark Littlewood argued that many of the measures announced by the Prime Minister as part of … Continue reading “PM’s green plan “relies on the false assumption that the state is best placed to pick winners””

The government’s pump-priming of the green revolution amounts to “an unsatisfactorily high £48,000 per job created”, the IEA’s Director General … Continue reading “Carbon pricing the way to green the economy”

Responding to the government’s 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution, Mark Littlewood, Director General of the free-market think tank the … Continue reading “IEA responds to the Prime Minister’s plan for a green industrial revolution”

I recently interviewed Sir Anthony Seldon, on the 15th anniversary of his father Arthur Seldon’s death, and I have consequently been … Continue reading “A trip down memory lane”

Road charges should vary according to levels of congestion, with drivers paying nothing when the roads are very quiet, argues … Continue reading “Road charges should “vary according to levels of congestion””

Responding to government proposals to bring in a national road pricing scheme, the IEA’s Senior Academic Fellow Professor Philip Booth … Continue reading “Road pricing charges should “vary with congestion””

Road pricing should be examined but must not become a “post-Covid cash cow” as officials look to reduce the deficit, … Continue reading “Road pricing must not become a “post-Covid cash cow””

The Government has appointed a panel to review the future of public service broadcasting. We can be wholly confident that … Continue reading “We should expunge the term “public service broadcasting””

Former Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies, dubbed the ‘nanny-in-chief’ by the press, is back in the media, blaming … Continue reading “If you’re looking for blame, try the public health establishment that was so unprepared for the pandemic”