Media posts Archive

Road charges should “vary according to levels of congestion”

17 November 2020

Transport

Road charges should “vary according to levels of congestion”

17 November 2020

Professor Philip Booth quoted in the Daily Mail

Road charges should vary according to levels of congestion, with drivers paying nothing when the roads are very quiet, argues … Continue reading

Road pricing charges should “vary with congestion”

16 November 2020

Transport

Road pricing charges should “vary with congestion”

16 November 2020

Professor Philip Booth quoted by The Times

Responding to government proposals to bring in a national road pricing scheme, the IEA’s Senior Academic Fellow Professor Philip Booth … Continue reading

Road pricing must not become a “post-Covid cash cow”

16 November 2020

Tax and Fiscal Policy

Road pricing must not become a “post-Covid cash cow”

16 November 2020

Professor Philip Booth is quoted by The Telegraph

Road pricing should be examined but must not become a “post-Covid cash cow” as officials look to reduce the deficit, … Continue reading

If you’re looking for blame, try the public health establishment that was so unprepared for the pandemic

16 November 2020

Lifestyle Economics

If you’re looking for blame, try the public health establishment that was so unprepared for the pandemic

16 November 2020

Christopher Snowdon writes for CapX

Former Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies, dubbed the ‘nanny-in-chief’ by the press, is back in the media, blaming … Continue reading

Road pricing should not be a ‘post-covid cash cow’, says IEA expert

16 November 2020

Transport

Road pricing should not be a ‘post-covid cash cow’, says IEA expert

16 November 2020

Professor Philip Booth responds to road pricing proposals

Responding to reports that the Treasury is considering a new national road pricing scheme, IEA Senior Academic Fellow Professor Philip Booth said: … Continue reading

Pfizer vaccine is a tale of how the private sector should be embraced

16 November 2020

Healthcare

Pfizer vaccine is a tale of how the private sector should be embraced

16 November 2020

Mark Littlewood writes for The Times

In the battle against Coronavirus,”the progress made in the private sector stands in stark contrast to the how the public … Continue reading

Raising Capital Gains Tax rates would “create more economic damage”

13 November 2020

Tax and Fiscal Policy

Raising Capital Gains Tax rates would “create more economic damage”

13 November 2020

Professor Philip Booth is quoted by The Times

Proposals from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to align Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rates with income tax represent “a … Continue reading

We should expunge the term “public service broadcasting” from the policy lexicon

13 November 2020

Society and Culture

We should expunge the term “public service broadcasting” from the policy lexicon

13 November 2020

Professor Philip Booth writes for CapX

The Government may have appointed a panel to review the future of public service broadcasting, but we can be sure … Continue reading

This pandemic has triggered renewed fervour among nanny-state obsessives

12 November 2020

Lifestyle Economics

This pandemic has triggered renewed fervour among nanny-state obsessives

12 November 2020

Annabel Denham writes for Spiked

Covid has shown “a worrying public willingness to comply with breathtakingly draconian restrictions on our civil liberties”, writes the IEA’s … Continue reading

IEA Media Posts.

Road charges should “vary according to levels of congestion”

Road charges should “vary according to levels of congestion”

Road pricing charges should “vary with congestion”

Road pricing charges should “vary with congestion”

Road pricing must not become a “post-Covid cash cow”

Road pricing must not become a “post-Covid cash cow”

If you’re looking for blame, try the public health establishment that was so unprepared for the pandemic

If you’re looking for blame, try the public health establishment that was so unprepared for the pandemic

Road pricing should not be a ‘post-covid cash cow’, says IEA expert

Road pricing should not be a ‘post-covid cash cow’, says IEA expert

Pfizer vaccine is a tale of how the private sector should be embraced

Pfizer vaccine is a tale of how the private sector should be embraced

Raising Capital Gains Tax rates would “create more economic damage”

Raising Capital Gains Tax rates would “create more economic damage”

We should expunge the term “public service broadcasting” from the policy lexicon

We should expunge the term “public service broadcasting” from the policy lexicon

This pandemic has triggered renewed fervour among nanny-state obsessives

This pandemic has triggered renewed fervour among nanny-state obsessives

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