Keir Starmer speech “an extenstion of state intervention in the economy”
18 February 2021
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20 January 2026
Mark Littlewood quoted in The Big Issue
Sir Keir Starmer delivered a key speech earlier this week outlining his plans for Britain if Labour were in power. The speech called for the state to play a more active role in the UK economy.
Mark Littlewood, Director General of the IEA, swiftly condemned Labour’s plans as “disappointing”. Littlewood argued: “A strong economic recovery will require the private sector to be freed from the ever higher burdens placed on them by Westminster”.
Read the full article here.
Mark Littlewood, Director General of the IEA, swiftly condemned Labour’s plans as “disappointing”. Littlewood argued: “A strong economic recovery will require the private sector to be freed from the ever higher burdens placed on them by Westminster”.
Read the full article here.



