The IEA Book Club will be hosting an upcoming event with Sir Tim Lankester on his latest book, “Inside Thatcher’s Monetarism Experiment: The Promise, the Failure, the Legacy”. This event will take place on Wednesday 23rd October from 17:30 – 19:30 at the IEA Westminster offices. Chairing this event is Tom Clougherty (Executive Director and (more…)

The IEA Book Club will be hosting an upcoming event with Nils Karlson on his latest book, “Reviving Classical Liberalism Against Populism”. This event will take place on Tuesday 15th October from 17:30 – 19:30 at the IEA Westminster offices. Chairing this event is Dr Kristian Niemietz (Editorial Director and Head of Political Economy). Join (more…)

With the general election now a distant memory, and two months into the Labour Party’s victory, the ever-evolving battle of ideas for the future of the right is well and truly underway. But what direction should the right go in? What policy areas are most pertinent? And, crucially, have classical liberal ideas been abandoned by (more…)

Teaching A Level Economics in a Digital Age Join us for an enlightening seminar exploring the intersection of A Level Economics education and the digital landscape. Hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs and Vinson Centre at the University of Buckingham, this event promises to equip educators with valuable insights and resources for the modern (more…)

The new government has put economic growth at the heart of its agenda, but will their top-down plan work? Do we need a free market approach instead? This panel will look at tax, regulation, housing, and infrastructure – identifying barriers to growth and propose liberalising reforms. Speakers: Tom Clougherty, Institute of Economic Affairs, Executive Director (more…)

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The last government occasionally paid homage to individual freedom, but pursued heavy-handed policies from seeking to ban tobacco for future generations to new online speech regulations and harsh Covid lockdowns. Their approach to issues like Net Zero and the NHS prioritised central planning over individual choice or market incentives, all while imposing a record-high tax (more…)

To paraphrase the old adage, ‘if you’re not a socialist by 25, you have no heart, and if you’re not a conservative by 35, you have no brain’. However, polling suggests that younger generations are staying left-wing even as they age. This raises significant challenges for the Conservative Party’s electoral prospects, particularly as many struggle (more…)

Join us on Monday 4th November 2024 at the Vinson Building, University of Buckingham, for a conference jointly organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and the Vinson Centre. This in-person event will bring together various experts to share their knowledge and expertise on the concept of morality, human behaviour and economics. Don’t miss (more…)