Who do we think we’re kidding with the NHS?

7 July 2020
Healthcare

Who do we think we’re kidding with the NHS?

Christopher Snowdon writes for The Critic

"Believing [the NHS] to be the best [healthcare system] in the world requires a uniquely insular form of blind patriotism" says Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Writing for The Critic magazine, Christopher notes that "your chances of still being alive five years after being diagnosed with cancer are ... Continue reading
7 July 2020
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We must not lose sight of the vital role free trade can play in our recovery

7 July 2020
Trade, Development, and Immigration

We must not lose sight of the vital role free trade can play in our recovery

Syed Kamall writes for the Daily Telegraph

Global free trade "is the foundation of modern economies and modern prosperity" but it has been severely effected by the coronavirus pandemic and "several factors may inhibit the trade rebound once this crisis has passed" says Syed Kamall, IEA Academic and Research Director. Writing for the Daily Telegraph following the publication of his report 'Freight ... Continue reading
7 July 2020
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Act now to save free trade

6 July 2020
Trade, Development, and Immigration

Act now to save free trade

Syed Kamall writes for City A.M.

"Free trade is a cornerstone of the global economy. It has lifted billions out of poverty and enabled the highest living standards than at any point in human history" so it is worrying that the World Trade Organisation has reported a stark drop in global trade volumes since the coronavirus pandemic began says Syed Kamall, ... Continue reading
6 July 2020
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Global trade “may not recover to same levels of growth” seen prior to lockdown, says new IEA research

6 July 2020
Trade, Development, and Immigration

Global trade “may not recover to same levels of growth” seen prior to lockdown, says new IEA research

The current economic slowdown has exposed the potential fragility of global supply chains and exacerbated concerns over trading with China, says new briefing paper. The World Trade Organization has predicted that global trade in goods will drop by between 13 and 32 per cent in 2020 as a result of the pandemic; The last time trade ... Continue reading
6 July 2020
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How Africa can bounce back from Covid-19

3 July 2020
Trade, Development, and Immigration

How Africa can bounce back from Covid-19

Alexander Hammond writes for 1828

Covid-19 has crippled the world economy, but nowhere has the economic costs been more severe than in Africa, writes Alexander Hammond, Policy Adviser to the IEA's Director General. In an article for 1828, Alexander argues that "unless rapid reforms are adopted, much of the human progress Africa has made in recent years will vanish." Read ... Continue reading
3 July 2020
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This war on obesity is “an attempt to divert attention” from the handling of coronavirus

3 July 2020
Lifestyle Economics

This war on obesity is “an attempt to divert attention” from the handling of coronavirus

Christopher Snowdon writes for Spiked

Throughout the visitation of Wuhan Virus, there has been a palpable desire from certain quarters to find a lifestyle factor to blame, but as IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon points out, "evidence for such assertions is hard to find". Writing for Spiked, Christopher argues that the Government should ditch nanny state interventions and ... Continue reading
3 July 2020
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Let’s not forget in our fight against Covid-19 the risk of an even worse health crisis

3 July 2020
Healthcare

Let’s not forget in our fight against Covid-19 the risk of an even worse health crisis

Annabel Denham writes for The Telegraph

One potentially dire consequence of the coronavirus pandemic has been the substantial reduction in the number of MMR jabs administered (5,000 fewer to end-April 2020 compared with last year) - which may, as IEA Director of Communications Annabel Denham warns, lead to a rise in measles - a highly infectious and more dangerous disease than ... Continue reading
3 July 2020
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CMA recommendations are “based on fear”, says Victoria Hewson

2 July 2020
Regulation

CMA recommendations are “based on fear”, says Victoria Hewson

"The CMA recommendations are based on fears for possible future harms to innovation and competition. Rather than wait for any such harms to consumers to be proven, they wish to empower a regulator to take preemptive action - which would be a dangerous step, predicated on the idea that expert regulators could know what configuration ... Continue reading
2 July 2020
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“A bigger and bossier state” is not a solution to human character flaws

2 July 2020
Society and Culture

“A bigger and bossier state” is not a solution to human character flaws

Dr Kristian Niemietz writes for CapX

"The case for limited government does not rest on the assumption that we are all perfectly rational and benign. It rests on the assumption that whatever “messy, complicated human frailties” we may have as individuals are amplified, not neutralised, by politics and political decisionmaking" says Dr Kristian Niemietz, Head of Political Economy at the Institute ... Continue reading
2 July 2020
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