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20 January 2026
Len Shackleton quoted in the Telegraph
IEA Editorial Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton was quoted in the Telegraph discussing reports that the Government is considering introducing a maximum workplace temperature.
The article said:
“Professor Len Shackleton, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: ‘Regulations like this are very difficult to object to. ‘Isn’t it awful making people work in extremes of temperature?’ Yes, it is.
“But when you’re a small business – for example making sandwiches for deliveries – once you’ve lost a day you’ve lost money.
“For businesses in that position which produce something, there will be a measurable loss. In other areas there will be delays, which will be a cost to the consumer as much as anyone else.”
Read the full article here.
The article said:
“Professor Len Shackleton, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: ‘Regulations like this are very difficult to object to. ‘Isn’t it awful making people work in extremes of temperature?’ Yes, it is.
“But when you’re a small business – for example making sandwiches for deliveries – once you’ve lost a day you’ve lost money.
“For businesses in that position which produce something, there will be a measurable loss. In other areas there will be delays, which will be a cost to the consumer as much as anyone else.”
Read the full article here.
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