A lot has been written about how social media (or digital media more generally), by creating online echo chambers and … Continue reading “The antidote to political polarisation is less politics”

Prof. Philip Booth, Senior Academic Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs has commented in The Times today on the … Continue reading “HMRC should recognise that the Iceland saving scheme is not a deduction from pay”

The French ‘Gilets Jaunes’ started their protests a month ago and since then the global media landscape has interpreted their … Continue reading “Who are the ‘Gilets Jaunes’ protestors?”

Benjamin Franklin once noted that “nothing is certain, except death and taxes”. Given recent developments, I’d add government incompetence in … Continue reading “There has never been a better time to simplify our labyrinthine tax code”

Over the past week, politicians from both sides of the House have been railing against ‘corporate excess’ in all its … Continue reading “From aspiration to the cost of living, politicians of all stripes have forgotten their roots”

Responding to the suggestion that a ‘sin tax’ should be levied on red and processed meat, Christopher Snowdon, Head of … Continue reading “Taxing red meat is the next battleground for the nanny state”

Commenting on the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Budget announcements, the IEA’s Director General Mark Littlewood said: “From education to … Continue reading “Fiddly Budget has abandoned deficit elimination & leaves tax burden at near 50 year high”

Ahead of Monday’s Budget announcements, the IEA’s Chief Economist Julian Jessop said:  “The first rule of Chancellors, like doctors, should be … Continue reading “A Budget that splurges on spending would undermine economic recovery”

An IEA briefing on the upcoming Budget calls for the Chancellor to resist the siren calls to ramp up public spending … Continue reading “Autumn Budget 2018 – A briefing”