Anti-money laundering (AML) regulations force banks to cancel the accounts of innocent customers.  After the government introduced new anti-money laundering … Continue reading “Debanking epidemic fuelled by red tape, finds new IEA paper”

Summary Debanking became a news story in 2023 when Nigel Farage alleged that Coutts had closed his account because its … Continue reading “Debanked: The Economic and Social Consequences of Anti-Money Laundering Regulation”

The Journal of Housing Economics has recently published a paper entitled “Rent control effects through the lens of empirical research: … Continue reading “Review: “Rent control effects through the lens of empirical research: An almost complete review of the literature” by Konstantin Kholodilin”

IEA Communications Officer Harrison Griffiths has written for The Spectator criticising new proposals for a rent cap in England and … Continue reading “Rent Control: Another Failed Idea That Never Dies”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has been quoted in The Daily Telegraph criticising a new Labour … Continue reading “Rent controls are always and everywhere a disaster”

Commenting on new ONS labour market figures showing an uptick in unemployment and economic inactivity, Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research … Continue reading “Unemployment and economic inactivity continue to drift upwards”

Commenting on a new report recommending a cap on rent rises in England and Wales, Matthew Lesh, Director of Public Policy and … Continue reading “Rent caps will worsen Britain’s broken housing market”

IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has written for The Daily Expressing welcoming the government’s new regulatory … Continue reading “Government Set to Overhaul Costly Red Tape”

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has written for The Spectator critiquing a new study which links the UK’s … Continue reading “No, Obesity is Not Fuelling Long-Term Unemployment”