In his biweekly column for the The Times, IEA Director General Mark Littlewood argues that while “testing times often call … Continue reading “Golden periods within recent history may help us navigate through our current plight”

 New briefing paper and accompanying open letter from the Institute of Economic Affairs highlight the conditions that prevailed during recent periods of economic … Continue reading “Economists, politicians, academics and businesspeople sign open letter to the Chancellor”

Conditions for growth are not a mystery – we have seen them in the UK in the recent past. This … Continue reading “The Chancellor’s Post-Pandemic Choices”

The NHS Confederation this week raised concerns about the health service’s ability to cope with a second wave and a … Continue reading “Coronavirus highlights the shortcomings of the NHS”

“Lockdowns were introduced because it was believed that they were the only way to prevent cases spiralling out of control” … Continue reading “Sweden has made the case for lockdown a much harder sell”

A digital services taxation framework within the EU has been discussed widely over the course of the last two years, … Continue reading “Trade wars and digital taxation”

An extract from ‘Socialism: The Failed Idea that Never Dies’ by IEA Head of Political Economy Dr Kristian Niemietz is … Continue reading “Kristian Niemietz’s ‘Socialism: The Failed Idea that Never Dies’ featured in The Times”

After operating on short-term “emergency licences” for two years, Uber has been given a “proper” licence to operate in London … Continue reading “Uber’s competitors are no longer in a cushy position and will need to get used to it”

The Prime Minister’s announcement of reforms to higher education designed to boost workers skills and aid the economic recovery following … Continue reading ““No evidence of a more fundamental change” in Prime Minister’s education announcements”