The number of people getting a Covid jab fell for the third day in a row on Monday when 204,000 … Continue reading “NHS staff have done a “great job” on vaccine roll out but more must be done”

Pressure is mounting on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit beyond the end … Continue reading “Extension of the Universal Credit uplift should not be made permanent”

Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering raising Corporation Tax in the upcoming March Budget in a bid to pay off some … Continue reading “Rishi Sunak must resist the urge to increase Corporation Tax”

Responding to reports that the Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering raising corporation tax, Mark Littlewood, Director General at free market think … Continue reading “Hiking corporation tax would be ‘illogical and counterproductive”, says IEA expert”

Rumours are circulating that  Treasury officials are contemplating major tax rises to restore stability to the public finances if the … Continue reading “Tax hikes would be ‘counterproductive’ to UK’s economic recovery”

As calls to extend the temporary increase in Universal Credit payments beyond March gather pace, IEA Director General Mark Littlewood … Continue reading “Director General Mark Littlewood appears on BBC Newsnight”

Responding to calls to extend the £20 a week Universal Credit uplift, Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at free market … Continue reading “Any extension of the Universal Credit uplift should not be made permanent, says IEA expert”

In the final months of the pandemic, the debate unfolding on social media has mutated from how to deal with … Continue reading “The conversation among many of the noisiest lockdown sceptics has become decidedly cranky”

Despite predictions of thousands of jobs moving to the continent after Brexit, London will remain a global financial powerhouse, says … Continue reading “Post-Brexit Britain is still the top choice for finance firms”