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Commenting on the Government’s plan to increase NHS funding, Jamie Whyte, Research Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The Conservatives … Continue reading

Sir Lockwood Smith & IEA Trade Unit Advisory Council available for interview next week

15 June 2018

Trade, Development, and Immigration

Sir Lockwood Smith & IEA Trade Unit Advisory Council available for interview next week

15 June 2018

ITCU Advisory Council comes to the UK

The Advisory Council members of the recently launched IEA International Trade and Competition Unit will be in London and available … Continue reading

Brexit provides opportunity to slimline costly regulation of insurance market

15 June 2018

Regulation

Brexit provides opportunity to slimline costly regulation of insurance market

15 June 2018

IEA releases report on insurance market regulation

Heavy-handed regulation of insurance companies is unnecessary, expensive and should be rolled back post-Brexit. Reducing risk comes at a cost, … Continue reading

Clamping down on offshore financial centres would not raise tax revenue

6 June 2018

Regulation

Clamping down on offshore financial centres would not raise tax revenue

6 June 2018

IEA releases report debunking the myths surrounding the purposes of tax havens

The popular account of offshore financial centres as hotbeds of tax evasion is an outdated caricature that bears little resemblance … Continue reading

IEA welcomes WHO decision to exclude taxes on food & drink from recommendations

1 June 2018

Lifestyle Economics

IEA welcomes WHO decision to exclude taxes on food & drink from recommendations

1 June 2018

IEA responds to World Health Organisation report on non-communicable diseases

Commenting on the World Health Organisation’s report ‘Time To Deliver’ on non-communicable diseases, Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at … Continue reading

NHS system requires wholesale reform, not simply more cash

24 May 2018

Healthcare

NHS system requires wholesale reform, not simply more cash

24 May 2018

IEA responds to calls for increased taxation to fund the NHS

Commenting on calls for tax rises to pay for the NHS, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading

IEA Media Posts.

NHS not fit for purpose anymore & must be reformed

NHS not fit for purpose anymore & must be reformed

Hold the birthday cheers: poor NHS performance costing lives

Hold the birthday cheers: poor NHS performance costing lives

UK’s illicit cannabis market worth £2.5bn a year, finds new report

UK’s illicit cannabis market worth £2.5bn a year, finds new report

NHS needs structural reform, not just short term cash injections

NHS needs structural reform, not just short term cash injections

Sir Lockwood Smith & IEA Trade Unit Advisory Council available for interview next week

Sir Lockwood Smith & IEA Trade Unit Advisory Council available for interview next week

Brexit provides opportunity to slimline costly regulation of insurance market

Brexit provides opportunity to slimline costly regulation of insurance market

Clamping down on offshore financial centres would not raise tax revenue

Clamping down on offshore financial centres would not raise tax revenue

IEA welcomes WHO decision to exclude taxes on food & drink from recommendations

IEA welcomes WHO decision to exclude taxes on food & drink from recommendations

NHS system requires wholesale reform, not simply more cash

NHS system requires wholesale reform, not simply more cash

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