Spokespeople from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) respond to the Prime Minister’s speech at Conservative Party Conference: On the speech, … Continue reading “IEA reacts to the Prime Minister’s party conference speech”

Spokespeople from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) respond to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech at Conservative Party Conference: On … Continue reading “Hammond’s rhetoric is right, but policy-light”

Spokespeople from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) respond to the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s party conference speech. On Jeremy … Continue reading “IEA reacts to the Labour leader’s party conference speech”

Continued from Part 1… Abolish corporation tax, says the IEA’s Chief Economist Julian Jessop Corporate taxation is no longer fit … Continue reading “Debate: Which tax would you axe? (Part 2)”

Tax doesn’t have to be taxing, as those jolly HMRC adverts would have us believe. But given the length (10 … Continue reading “Debate: Which tax would you axe? (Part 1)”

Introduction: This short paper reiterates the classical liberal critique of socialism. It does so in a format which is slightly … Continue reading “The Mirage of Democratic Socialism”

Political classes on both sides of the Channel are waiting patiently for the end of the EU Parliament’s recess, and … Continue reading “The PR nightmare of the ‘tampon tax’”

You probably bought something online last week – maybe an express delivery dress for Saturday night, or even your weekly … Continue reading “The answer to the high street downturn is innovation – not taxes”

Top-down attempts to “rebalance the economy” have failed so many times that politicians proposing further interventions should think twice before … Continue reading “An “Amazon Tax” would be a tax on progress”