Commenting on Labour’s consideration to scrap discounted business rates for independent schools and impose VAT on fees, IEA Editorial Fellow … Continue reading “IEA: Opposition’s school reform proposals are a “threat to freedom””

It is ironic that the Office for National Statistics published figures showing unemployment at a 45-year low and earnings growth … Continue reading “The dangers of a more rigid labour market”

The central question in recent Parliamentary debates over Brexit is whether or not Britain should and can leave the European … Continue reading “Brexit, Parliamentary activism & the “ticking bomb” dilemma”

When I was a PhD student in the early 1990s, Francis Fukuyama published The End of History and the Last … Continue reading “The battle of ideas is NEVER over – and it is currently “less over” than ever”

If you are a socialist, and you are toying with the idea of writing a book – now is the … Continue reading “Book review: “The Socialist Manifesto” by Bhaskar Sunkara”

Responding to the Chancellor’s Spending Review, IEA Director General Mark Littlewood, said: “The Chancellor has promised the fastest increase in … Continue reading “Tax cuts should be as high a priority as spending, says IEA”

…continued from Part 1   The next chapter of Rainer Zitelmann’s book The Power of Capitalism takes us closer to … Continue reading “Book review: “The Power of Capitalism” by Rainer Zitelmann (Part 2)”

Dr Rainer Zitelmann’s book The Power of Capitalism could just as well have been titled “The Free Market’s Forgotten Success … Continue reading “Book review: “The Power of Capitalism” by Rainer Zitelmann (Part 1)”

Commenting on Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell’s pre-spending review speech, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs Mark Littlewood said: … Continue reading “McDonnell’s criticism of PM’s spending splurge is the wrong one”