Free marketeers are reluctant to consider higher taxes to pay for the government’s current corona-related spending but they should be … Continue reading “Extra government spending comes at a price”

Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The decision to raise the National … Continue reading “National Minimum Wage hikes could prove “unsupportable,” says IEA expert”

Studies show working from home can have a positive effect on productivity and lead to a reduction in sick leave … Continue reading “A home working revolution? Not so fast”

For the “great majority” of those locked-down at home, normal working is impossible, writes IEA Editorial and Research Fellow Prof … Continue reading “Homeworking revolution mainly for the privileged, says IEA expert”

“We should be clear that, for the large majority of those currently confined at home, there is little prospect of … Continue reading “Why working at home just won’t work out”

Commenting on Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plans to support the self-employed during the Covid-19 pandemic Julian Jessop, IEA Economics Fellow, said: … Continue reading “Chancellor has done a “good job” in drawing up a sensible package to support self-employed”

Coronavirus proves that “there really is such as thing a society” said the Prime Minister in a video message last night, … Continue reading “IEA expert says PM has “mischaracterised” Thatcher”

No more than 15% of healthy workers confined to their homes will work productively, argues new research from the Institute … Continue reading “Most workers confined to home unable to work productively, report reveals”

Following claims by Jeremy Corbyn that the measures taken to support the economy during the coronavirus pandemic show he was … Continue reading “Corbyn “missing the point” on coronavirus economic measures”