Commenting on the Shadow Chancellor’s announcement that Labour would reintroduce the 50p top rate of income tax, Mark Littlewood, Director … Continue reading “A reintroduction of the 50p rate would be a disaster for the UK economy”

Commenting on George Osborne’s speech on the UK economy, Professor Philip Booth, Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, … Continue reading “Spending cuts must be more comprehensive”

Commenting on Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, Mark Littlewood, Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The government … Continue reading “Government must refocus its efforts to reduce the deficit”

Responding to calls in the British Medical Journal for a 20 per cent tax on fizzy drinks, Christopher Snowdon, director … Continue reading “A fizzy drinks tax would be both regressive and ineffective”

An Evening Panel Discussion on the topic of Iain Martin’s new book on the UK’s economic meltdown and what can be … Continue reading “Making It Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS and the men who blew up the British Economy”

Summary The poorest twenty per cent of households in Britain spend an average of £1,286 per year on ‘sin taxes’, … Continue reading “Aggressively Regressive: The ‘sin taxes’ that make the poor poorer”

How is it that so many major, government-sponsored projects can lose so much money? As this short interview makes clear, … Continue reading “David Myddelton: They Meant Well”

The first panel of the Growth Forum held at the Institute of Economic Affairs on Infrastructure. Speakers include: Kwasi Kwarteng … Continue reading “IEA Growth Forum: Infrastructure”

The introductory session for the IEA’s inaugural Growth Forum. Speakers include: Kwasi Kwarteng MP Sajid Javid MP