New research by IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh has been featured in The Daily Express. The … Continue reading “Red Tape Powering Cost-of-Living Surge”

Contents Summary Red tape significantly contributes to the higher cost of living in the United Kingdom. The Consumer Price Index … Continue reading “Graphic Content: How Red Tape is Fuelling the Cost of Living Crisis”

Since 2000, sectors with heavy state intervention have experienced large price rises while competitive markets have experienced price falls. Average … Continue reading “Red tape has fuelled the cost of living crisis, argues new IEA paper”

After a long period of virtual silence on railway matters, the Labour Party has announced a plan for the future … Continue reading “Some practical questions for proponents of “Railway Corbynism””

IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Len Shackleton has written for CapX arguing that Labour’s plans for renationalisation of railways miss … Continue reading “Strikes are derailing UK trains, not private companies”

IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton has written in a City AM debate opposing the idea of fare-free … Continue reading “No such thing as a free bus trip”

It is difficult for an economist to argue against the basic idea of the Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone … Continue reading “An overlooked side effect of ULEZ?”

The High-Speed Gravy Train, a 2013 paper published by the IEA which argued that the government’s cost-benefit analysis significantly underestimated … Continue reading “HS2 was always likely to break the bank”

IEA Director General Mark Littlewood has been quoted in The Daily Telegraph responding to Rishi Sunak’s keynote speech at Conservative … Continue reading “HS2 cancellation ‘a victory for common sense’”