In a column for Reaction, IEA’s Director of Communications Annabel Denham argues that the ongoing increase in government intervention and … Continue reading “Job losses could be the ‘thorniest issue for the government to resolve’”

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”

Responding to the news that the Chancellor will maintain the triple-lock on pensions, the IEA’s Head of Public Affairs Emma … Continue reading “Inter-generational inequality is one of the most pressing issues on the domestic policy agenda”

“There is two kinds of music, the good and the bad. I play the good kind”, Louis Armstrong once said. … Continue reading “Facial recognition technology, and implications for free speech”

According to much of the journalistic commentary, Pope Francis has recently issued an encyclical on economics. Reuters, the New York … Continue reading “Is Pope Francis’s new encyclical an attack on capitalism?”

“If mainstream forecasters are even half-accurate then joblessness is about to return with a vengeance”, writes the IEA’s Director General … Continue reading “Big government will diminish life chances”

The concept of a “hate incident”, as distinct from a “hate crime” might threaten freedom of speech, writes the IEA’s … Continue reading “Reporting hate incidents could shut down legitimate debate”

Last week, the High Pay Centre and Autonomy released a report calling for the introduction of a national maximum wage. It received favourable coverage in … Continue reading “The public love it, so what’s wrong with the idea of a maximum wage?”

Piers Morgan, Keir Starmer and several members of members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) have called for a … Continue reading “Supporters of a ‘circuit breaker’ ignore the hardship this would cause”