Commenting on the Chancellor’s budget, IEA Director General Mark Littlewood said: “The budget lacks ambition but takes some welcome steps. … Continue reading “‘Nowhere near radical enough’, IEA Director General responds to the Budget”

Commenting on proposed new childcare subsidies, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Professor Len Shackleton said: “The new funding for childcare … Continue reading “Childcare subsidies a handout to the middle class, says IEA expert”

IEA Director General Mark Littlewood has been quoted in Politico discussing his thoughts on the 15th March budget. Expecting “plenty … Continue reading “The Chancellor should avoid ‘unfunded tax rises’ in his budget”

IEA Head of Political Economy Kristian Niemietz has argued in CapX that the pandemic provided everyone across the political spectrum … Continue reading “Pandemic post-mortems an exercise in conformation bias”

IEA Research Associate Jamie Whyte has written in Conservative Home disputing commentary that labels recent government policy as free market … Continue reading “Government policy has had little to do with ‘free market fundamentalism’”

Commenting on the latest labour market statistics, which showed the unemployment rate unchanged at  3.7 per cent, IEA Labour Market … Continue reading “Little sign of a recession: IEA expert responds to labour market stats”

IEA Chief Operating Officer and Energy Analyst Andy Mayer has been quoted in City AM discussing criticism of energy companies … Continue reading ““Reality matters more than consistency” on energy transition”

The IEA is delighted to announce that Matthew Lesh has been appointed as Director of Public Policy & Communications and … Continue reading “IEA appoints Matthew Lesh as new Director of Public Policy and Communications”

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop has been quoted in The Financial Times discussing the impact of policy instability on UK … Continue reading “Constant policy flip flops have held back growth”