IEA Past Events

Our final panel event of ThinkTent 2023 will discuss whether a Whitehall blob has created a roadblock to necessary policy reforms. Speakers: Sam Collins, Head, Free Market Forum (Chair) Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg MP Greg Smith MP, Chair, Free Market Forum Alex Morton, Director of Strategy, Institute of Economic Affairs Ranil Jayawardena MP (more…)

A discussion about how to best support the future of journalism focused on the thorny question of whether we should expect digital platforms to provide funding to news. Speakers: Matthew Lesh, Director of Public Policy and Communications, Institute of Economic Affairs (Chair) Sir John Whittingdale MP, Minister of State for Media, Tourism, and Creative Industries (more…)

As paternalism continues to subsume personal choice, is it time to roll back the frontiers of the nanny state? Speakers: Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics, Institute of Economic Affairs Philip Davies MP Emma McClarkin, Chief Executive, British Beer and Pub Association Annabel Denham, Deputy Comment Editor, The Daily Telegraph Dr Khurram Jowiya, Fiscal and (more…)

Day two of ThinkTent 2023 concludes with Reem Ibrahim chairing a battle of the think tanks, where free market policy wonks, including our Matthew Lesh, will go head-to-head on the future of immigration policy. Speakers: Reem Ibrahim, Communications Officer, Institute of Economic Affairs Maxwell Marlow, Director of Research, Adam Smith Institute Matthew Lesh, Director of (more…)

The UK’s healthcare outcomes have long lagged behind our European counterparts. What is the solution to Britain’s healthcare crisis? Speakers: Matthew Lesh, Director of Public Policy and Communications, Institute of Economic Affairs Dr Luke Evans MP Toby Brown, Senior Policy Lead, King’s Fund Dr Kristian Niemietz, Head of Political Economy, Institute of Economic Affairs Dr (more…)

As strikes are set to disrupt Conservative Party Conference this year, how can we revive Britain’s flagging railways? Speakers: Mark Littlewood, Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs (Chair) Mary Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Porterbrook Chris Loder MP Huw Merriman MP, Minister of State for Rail (Invited) Mark Phillips, Chief Executive, Rail Safety and Standards Board (more…)

We look forward to welcoming Lord Frost for this year’s In conversation with. Mark Littlewood will host the conversation with Taxpayers’ Alliance Chief Executive John O’Connell. (more…)

Home ownership is increasingly out of reach for young people, while they continue to foot the bill for policies like the triple lock on pensions. Is intergenerational inequality one of the biggest drags on Britain’s economy? Speakers: Reem Ibrahim, Communications Officer, Institute of Economic Affairs (Chair) Emma Revell, Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Centre (more…)

  With both legal and cultural censorship engulfing debate in the United Kingdom, can we still say that Britain is a safe space for free speech? Speakers: John O’Connell, Chief Executive, Taxpayers’ Alliance Graham Linehan, Comedy writer and director Claire Fox, journalist and member of the House of Lords Marc Glendening, Head of Cultural Affairs, (more…)

With the British economy stagnating, solving the economic growth puzzle is vital to the UK’s short and long-term prosperity. Speakers: Mark Littlewood, Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs (Chair) Liam Halligan, Economics Editor, GB News Ted R. Bromund, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation John O’Connell, Chief Executive, Taxpayers’ Alliance Aria Babu, Policy Fellow, The Startup (more…)