Our Economics Fellow Julian Jessop comments on Britian’s fiscal black hole in The Sun. The article said: “It would be … Continue reading “Embattled Reeves told she must cut spending to help tackle UK’s mounting debt amid fears of more tax hikes”

Our Economics Fellow Julian Jessop has written for The Spectator on why the UK’s debt costs are still so high. … Continue reading “Why are UK debt costs still so high – and does it matter?”

Our Economics Fellow Julian Jessop comments on the freeze on income thresholds is quoted in The Times The article said: … Continue reading “The biggest tax heist (that you may not have even noticed)”

Our Executive Director Tom Clougherty has written for The Times on broadening the VAT base. The article said: “Britain’s VAT … Continue reading “Rachel Reeves could solve all her problems with a VAT raid”

Our Executive Director Tom Clougherty’s comments on the government’s potential tax raid have been quoted in the Daily Express The … Continue reading “Reeves warned against stealth tax raid on pensioners and workers to fill black hole”

The index published in Economic Freedom of the World 2025 measures the degree to which people in 165 jurisdictions around the globe are allowed to make their own economic choices. In the year with the most recent data (2023), the most-economically free jurisdictions were Hong Kong (1st), Singapore (2nd), New Zealand (3rd), Switzerland (4th), the United States (5th), Ireland (6th), Australia and Taiwan (tied for 7th), Denmark (9th), and the Netherlands (10th).

Our Director of Communications Callum Price has written for ConservativeHome on scrapping the Employment Rights Bill. The article said: “The … Continue reading “If the government wants growth, it should scrap the Employment Rights Bill”

Our Executive Director Tom Clougherty’s comments on Treasury borrowing have been quoted in the Telegraph, the Daily Mail, and the … Continue reading “Rising borrowing ‘makes tax rises inevitable’”

Our Executive Director Tom Clougherty has written for The Times on the proposed wealth tax. The article said: “Introducing a … Continue reading “A wealth tax would be economic suicide”