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The UK government is enacting a strategy of localised lockdowns, targeting specific areas where cases have spiked. These were first introduced in Leicester and now cover large areas of the North West. The intention is that this will prevent a ‘second wave’ of the virus. But are these likely to prove effective? And has the ...
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5 August 2020
‘School of Thought’ is the IEA discussion series based on ‘101 Great Liberal Thinkers’ by Dr Eamonn Butler. Each week, Syed Kamall discusses classical liberalism’s role in bringing the modern world into existence, profiling the lives and ideas of some of the leading thinkers on individual liberty and examining their relevance today. In this week’s ...
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3 August 2020
The IEA is delighted to host a virtual panel discussion on the topic of “Balancing Risk and Wellbeing – Lessons from the Pandemic”. This webinar discussion will be chaired by the IEA’s Head of Lifestyle Economics, Chris Snowdon. The coronavirus pandemic has raised uncomfortable questions about the trade-off between health and wealth. Lockdowns and social ...
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29 July 2020
Should the UK government be giving £50 towards bike repairs? Do the new obesity measures amount to anything more than needless nanny statism? According to the EY ITEM Club’s summer forecast the UK’s GDP is now expected to contract by 11.5% this year. What does this mean for the V-shaped recovery? Are we at risk ...
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29 July 2020
A new publication from the Institute of Economic Affairs, by Dr Nima Sanandaji, examines the lessons Western nations could learn from some developing countries in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare. Health systems in Western countries are “plagued by inefficiency and productivity growth”: in adopting a new approach they could cut costs, increase quality, and ...
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28 July 2020
No British chancellor has balanced the budget for 20 years. The price of the triple lock on pensions will continue to rise while unemployed peaks and the cost of living increases. Private sector workers are hoping to hold on to their jobs while some public sector workers have been gifted a 3.1% backdated pay increase. ...
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27 July 2020
At a time when millions of people are likely to become unemployed and some sectors will change forever, there has never been more need for a highly skilled workforce who can adapt to changes in the jobs market. With the Chancellor announcing a jobs guarantee for 16-24 year olds, incentives for employers to retain and ...
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23 July 2020
This week will mark a year since the Boris Johnson first entered Downing Street. Since then, he has won an election, implemented the Withdrawal Agreement, shut down the nation, brushed with death, and faced criticism over aspects of this government's handling of the Covid pandemic. Tensions with China are mounting and now, a report from ...
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22 July 2020
The IEA Book Club is delighted to host renowned author, Matt Ridley, who will be discussing his latest book “How Innovation Works” with our Academic and Research Director Professor Syed Kamall. Matt argues that we need to see innovation as an incremental, bottom-up, fortuitous process that happens as a direct result of the human habit ...
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21 July 2020
Leading think tank leaders from across Europe join EPICENTER Director Adam Bartha to paint a picture of their political landscape and address how believers of small and efficient governments can "put the genie back in the bottle" once the public health emergency is over. Will countries roll back their emergency legislations once the crisis has ...
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19 July 2020
