IEA Featured Society and Culture

Christopher Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics, has commented on the government's decision to re-open in the Summer of last year, as opposed to delaying our Covid recovery. He argued that “Omicron was a major bump in the road, but England’s strategy of opening up in summer and rolling out boosters in the autumn has ... Continue reading

Marc Glendening, IEA Head of Cultural Affairs, has written an article for CapX in which he describes the threats to free society currently plaguing the UK. Marc argues that an illiberal ideology propagated by those he describes as the 'Culture Control Left', has entered institutions such as the Metropolitan Police and is now manifesting itself ... Continue reading

Kristian Niemietz, IEA Head of Political Economy, has penned an article for CapX on the vitriol aimed at Molly-Mae Hague, former reality TV star and now, Creative Director of fashion retailer, PrettyLittleThing. The backlash comes after Molly-Mae asserted in an interview conducted in December, that, "You’re given one life and it’s down to you what ... Continue reading

Annabel Denham, IEA Director of Communications, has written a piece for The Spectator on the potential for public non-compliance to undermine recently introduced Covid restrictions. As Annabel points out, resistance to the measures would come as little surprise. "Millions of people obeyed the rules and received their jab believing this would make draconian restrictions unnecessary. ... Continue reading

Mark Littlewood, Director General of the IEA, has written his fornnightly column in The Times on the potential for Christmas to provide a much-needed economic boost following 20 months of Coronavirus-related disruption. Mark argues that regardless of what one thinks of the spiritual meaning of Christmas, that the resultant economic uplift is a cause for ... Continue reading