IEA Featured Society and Culture

Conservative thinker Sir Roger Scruton sadly passed away on Sunday 12th January. In a letter to the editor of City AM, IEA Academic and Research Director Prof Syed Kamall looked back on Sir Roger's work, praising the great breadth of his influence. Syed noted that Sir Roger's philosophy was best summed up when he wrote ... Continue reading

Following the release of a new poll revealing three quarters of Britons are in favour of scrapping the BBC licence fee, Professor Philip Booth discussed the BBC's funding model with presenter Mike Graham on talkRadio. Philip argued that "changes in technology mean that the current approach to financing, owning and regulating the BBC is no ... Continue reading

Our overbearing sense of gloom is "totally detached from measurable economic factors in the real world", argues Director General Mark Littlewood for The Times. Writing his biweekly column, Mark predicts that the 2020s are going to be the best ever time to be alive; we will continue to live longer, become measurably richer and face ... Continue reading

Regardless of last week's decisive win for the Tories, one thing’s for sure: young people have bought into the left’s “post-capitalist” agenda. Writing for 1828, Media Manager Emily Carver argues that, while this  should be cause for concern in its own right, what’s even more worrying is the growing intolerance of alternative viewpoints. These days, ... Continue reading

"Different forms of corporate governance work well in different situations. So, why not turn the BBC into a subscriber-owned mutual and create a genuine people’s broadcaster?", asks Senior Academic Fellow Philip Booth Writing for the Daily Telegraph, Philip argues that we should end the TV licence within the next two years and allow people to ... Continue reading

The licence fee has not been good value for money for many viewers, says  Economics Fellow Philip Booth. Philip argues that while the licence "is no doubt great value for some people... for others it will be poor value. That is why the BBC should be turned into a subscription service and become a mutual ... Continue reading