- 09/10/2019
08:00 - 17:00
In its 2017 general election manifesto the Labour Party promised to return the water sector, rail, energy networks and Royal Mail to public ownership. In its May 2019 report Bringing Energy Home, it announced further details of its plans to bring energy and gas networks into state ownership, with the creation of a National Energy ... Continue reading
- 02/10/2019
08:00 - 17:00
Following a recent study Ofgem has concluded that the current regulatory arrangements governing the retail energy market may not be fit for purpose in the long term given the significant technological changes already affecting the sector. Programmes such as smart metering, half-hourly settlement and faster switching are already modernising the market, while technology advances including ... Continue reading
Tax and Fiscal Policy
IEA and TPA event at Conservative Party Conference
- 01/10/2019
17:45 - 18:45
Join us for a one-on-one interview with the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP. Panel subject to change. ThinkTent (inside the secure zone), co-hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs and the TaxPayers’ Alliance, is your go-to place at Conservative Party Conference 2019 for thought-provoking panel discussions, debates and interviews with ... Continue reading
Trade, Development and Immigration
IEA, Heritage Foundation, Tate & Lyle Sugars panel at Conservative Party Conference
- 01/10/2019
15:15 - 16:15
The future of Britain’s trading relationships post-Brexit is still up in the air. Business are at odds with each other, some making the case for close regulatory alignment with the European Union, others calling for Britain to diverge from EU regulations and carve out its own place on the global stage. Will more freedom and ... Continue reading
Housing and Planning
IEA and National House Building Council event at Conservative Party Conference
- 01/10/2019
12:45 - 13:45
Kate Andrews, IEA Associate Director, sits down with Robert Jenrick MP - Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government - to discuss the future of house-building and home ownership in the UK. Panel subject to change. ThinkTent (inside the secure zone), co-hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs and the TaxPayers’ Alliance, is your ... Continue reading
Lifestyle Economics
IEA and CSJ debate at Conservative Party Conference
- 01/10/2019
10:15 - 11:15
Advocates of cannabis legalisation argue this would lead to safer consumption, easier access to emergency care, a revenue boost for the Treasury, and an expansion of our personal freedoms. Those against legalisation point to the effect of addiction on our nations most vulnerable, its negative health implications, the potential for increased consumption and the impact ... Continue reading
Markets and Morality
IEA and Oxfam panel at Conservative Party Conference
- 30/09/2019
18:00 - 19:00
Is closing the gap between rich and poor essential to tackling poverty and staving off public anger across the globe? Or is focussing on wealth and income inequality a fool's errand because the best way to help the poor is to grow the pie rather than meddle with how it's divided? Join Oxfam, the Institute ... Continue reading
Economic Theory
IEA and TPA balloon debate at Conservative Party Conference
- 30/09/2019
17:45 - 18:45
Come one, come all to the IEA and TPA's co-hosted balloon debate on socialism. Hear our speakers give their two-minute pitch on the ideology that some call a 'utopia' and others call 'a failed idea that never dies'. And have your own say too! Panel subject to change. ThinkTent (inside the secure zone), co-hosted by the ... Continue reading
Trade, Development and Immigration
IEA event at Conservative Party Conference
- 30/09/2019
16:30 - 17:30
The IEA's Director General Mark Littlewood sits down with Liz Truss - Secretary of State for International Trade and the original airbnb-ing, uber-riding, freedom fighter - to discuss her plans for Britain's post-Brexit trading future. Panel subject to change. ThinkTent (inside the secure zone), co-hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs and the TaxPayers’ Alliance, is ... Continue reading
IEA and RSSB panel at Conservative Party Conference
- 30/09/2019
14:00 - 15:00
The renationalisation of major industries is popular with the public. When it comes to tackling problems with UK rail services, intervention and state control is becoming the go-to talking points for politicians across the political spectrum. But is renationalisation the best way to deliver vital public services? Are consumers better or worse off since the ... Continue reading