Boris Johnson’s premiership has been characterised by an unprecedent level of Conservative-led state interventionism. At the heart of his agenda for Britain, the state has played a leading role, whether it’s his commitment to ‘Build, build, build’ or level-up the UK.

Julian Jessop, IEA Economics Fellow, was quoted in The Times saying it is “not looking great at the moment from a free-market perspective”, adding that the Covid crisis has given “a great excuse for the state to intervene a lot more in the economy”.

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