IEA Economics Fellow, Julian Jessop, has commented on the government’s decision to reintroduce Coronavirus restrictions following the discovery of the … Continue reading “A new ‘pingdemic’ will damage schools and businesses”

Julian Jessop, IEA Economics Fellow, has commented in the Times on the economic impact of the latest round of Covid … Continue reading “New Coronavirus restrictions could cost the UK economy £2bn, says IEA economist”

Commenting on the planned reintroduction of some Covid measures, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute … Continue reading “New ‘pingdemic’ could cost economy at least £2 billion, says economist”

Mark Littlewood, Director General of the IEA, has written his column for The Times on a fan-backed review of English … Continue reading “Despite the incompetence of football club owners, fans should be wary of state intervention”

Commenting on the London Tube strike, Andy Mayer, Environment, Energy and Infrastructure Analyst at free market think tank the Institute … Continue reading “London tube strike “unwarranted on safety or personnel grounds”, says IEA analyst”

Andy Mayer, the IEA’s Energy, Environment and Infrastructure Analyst, has commented on the impact of the energy price cap in … Continue reading “The energy price cap must be abandoned”

Commenting on the National Audit Office’s interim report on the Kickstart scheme, Professor Len Shackleton, labour market expert at free … Continue reading “Kickstart could be costing over £20,000 per new job”

Kristian Niemietz, the IEA’s Head of Political Economy, has given his thoughts on the left’s reaction to this week’s Parliamentary … Continue reading “Contrary to the doomsayers’ prophecies, the NHS is not being privatised”

Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the IEA, has written an article for City AM on a recent study … Continue reading “Sin taxes fall heaviest on those who can least afford them”