As the Chancellor announces an expansion of the Job Support Scheme, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton said: … Continue reading “Job Support Scheme expansion a “depressing development,” says Professor Len Shackleton”

According to The Times, Rishi Sunak is considering a proposal for a UK-wide carbon tax. The Chancellor can see two advantages … Continue reading “Carbon taxes: trickier than you think”

In article for the Catholic Herald, IEA Senior Academic Fellow Professor Philip Booth looks at the question of global governing … Continue reading “The idea of global institutions is not a sudden fascination of Pope Francis”

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Emily Carver, Media Manager, 07715 942731 Responding to the prospect of further restrictions on the … Continue reading “Evidence to justify pub closures “very weak””

We inevitably face much higher unemployment over the becoming winter, but the Government “can’t keep businesses on life support indefinitely”, … Continue reading “Further government intervention is not the remedy to the current unemployment crisis”

“The impact  [of Covid restrictions] on the wedding industry, while catastrophic, is nothing compared to what is going on in … Continue reading “Government should “stop picking industries to support””

Nicola Sturgeon has banned the sale of alcohol indoors in Scotland’s hospitality venues for 16 days in a bid to … Continue reading “Many hospitality jobs now “hanging by a thread””

Responding to Nicola Sturgeon’s new restrictions on the hospitality sector and the sale and consumption of alcohol, the IEA’s Head … Continue reading “The pub industry is “once again being made the scapegoat””

Summary Following the Covid-19 lockdown, the UK labour market faces much higher unemployment and reductions in labour force participation as … Continue reading “How to create new jobs”