Contents Summary The general election campaign has focused on tax and spending promises, with much less attention paid to proposed … Continue reading “Shadow Expenses: Uncosted Regulatory Burdens in Election Manifestos”

Last week, Florida became the first American state to ban cultivated or lab-grown meat. This is because, according to Governor … Continue reading “Florida Man bans cultivated meat”

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column for the Daily Telegraph in response to the convoy of tractors descending … Continue reading “Free trade vs “self-sufficiency” in agriculture: a rejoinder to my critics”

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”

A backlash has emerged against the government’s Digital Markets and Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC). The proposals to give the … Continue reading “Unaccountable regulators must not be allowed to strangle innovation and investment”

Factories in developing countries are often framed as the ultimate capitalist evil. It’s not hard to see why. So-called sweatshops … Continue reading “Bangladesh’s garment workers and the problem of unintended consequences”

Summary The internet has challenged the traditional news publisher business model by increasing competition for audiences and advertising revenue. Publishers … Continue reading “Breaking the News: Should digital platforms be required to fund news publishers?”

Over six years ago, the British people chose to leave the European Union. Even now, there is a small but … Continue reading “Will we, at last, begin to see some regulatory divergence from the EU?”

Contents Listen Subscribe to the IEA Publications podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your chosen podcast provider. Summary Meat production has grown … Continue reading “Bangers and Cash: Cutting red tape to put Britain at the centre of the cultivated meat revolution”

Summary Net neutrality is the principle that internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all web traffic equally. This means, in … Continue reading “Expanding the Web: The case against net neutrality”

Social housing has a mythic quality in some quarters. If only the state would build more homes and rent them … Continue reading “Capping social housing rents is a double-nonstarter”

The Conservative Party leadership election and rising prices have sparked a national debate about whether now is the time for … Continue reading “In defence of tax cuts – yes, even now”

Channel 4 has been an immensely successful enterprise. It regularly commissions popular programmes that attract substantial audiences funded by advertising … Continue reading “Privatise Channel 4”

According to the UN Refugee Agency, over 3 million Ukrainians have fled their country. Neighbouring countries, including Poland, Hungary and … Continue reading “Open the borders for Ukrainian refugees”

Summary The Subsidy Control Bill (‘the Bill’) could make it easier for public authorities to provide economically damaging subsidies – … Continue reading “Transparency in the Subsidy Control Bill: Lowering the reporting threshold”