IEA Communications Officer Reem Ibrahim concerns over a growing ageing population have been voiced in CapX where she argued that … Continue reading “It is not wrong to encourage work – even for the elderly”

IEA’s Editorial and Research Fellow, Professor Len Shackleton has written in CapX covering Oxfam’s contradictory corporate stance against capitalism. Len … Continue reading “Oxfam’s anti-capitalist hypocrisy”

A recent article in CapX by IEA Senior Research Fellow Jamie Whyte criticising the latest proposals for a Universal Basic … Continue reading “UBI: a welfare pipedream”

IEA Director General Mark Littlewood was quoted in a Which? explainer on the impact of a Universal Basic Income (UBI). … Continue reading “The basics of universal income”

The idea of a universal basic income (UBI) has gained many supporters over recent decades. Put simply, UBI is an … Continue reading “Universal Basic Income: a pointless trial of a bad idea”

IEA Senior Research Fellow Jamie Whyte has written in CapX criticising proposals for a universal basic income (UBI) and casting … Continue reading “New basic income experiment likely pointless”

IEA Communications Officer Harrison Griffiths has appeared on GB News to discuss the delay in bringing forward the increase in … Continue reading “Delaying pension age increase ‘kicking the can down the road’”

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon has written in The Spectator discussing his successful bet against economist Jonathan Portes … Continue reading “The positive social impact of gambling”

In 2018, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published a report, co-authored by Prof Jonathan Portes from King’s College London, … Continue reading “The Portes-Snowdon bet: 5 years on”