Commenting on the government borrowing figures for June published by the Office for National Statistics, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at … Continue reading “IEA expert responds to ONS government borrowing figures”

The government is expected to announce an increase in National Insurance Contributions (NIC) to help fund social care in the … Continue reading “IEA expert’s opposition to National Insurance rise for social care reported by Sky News”

The government has reportedly reached an agreement to fund social care with a 1 per cent increase in National Insurance … Continue reading “Increasing National Insurance to fund social care unfair on young workers”

Research conducted by IEA Head of Political Economy, Dr Kristian Niemietz, was referenced in an article for the Washington Examiner. … Continue reading “IEA socialism research referenced by the Washington Examiner”

Commenting on the planned increase in National Insurance, Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at free market think tank … Continue reading “National Insurance hike “yet another burden on working age people”, says IEA expert”

Concerns have been raised by industry representatives that the chaos caused by the NHS Test and Trace app could lead … Continue reading “‘Pingdemic’ could delay the return of GDP to pre-pandemic levels by a few months”

The number of people being told to self-isolate after having been “pinged” by the Covid app has risen to hundreds … Continue reading “Test and Trace’s flaws threaten to wreak economic havoc on the country”

The NHS track and trace app has caused business ‘havoc’ by ‘pinging’ over half a million workers in Britain, forcing … Continue reading “‘Pingdemic’ a threat to businesses”

Responding to reports that 520,000 people were told to quarantine by the NHS app last week, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow … Continue reading “‘Pingdemic’ could delay the return of GDP to pre-pandemic levels, says IEA expert”