Britain cannot ‘just stop oil’ – and trying to is making us poorer, dirtier and less secure, new IEA paper warns  No … Continue reading “Britain cannot ‘just stop oil’”

In response to a government consultation on banning vaping in workplaces, pubs, clubs and cars, Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle … Continue reading “Government determined to destroy hospitality with unjustifiable vape ban”

Responding to the latest GDP figures, Lord Frost, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “Whatever the government’s … Continue reading “Growth figures are an ‘utter failure’ for government”

Governments are constantly tempted to push flexible working because it allows them to support a popular social change without having … Continue reading “Mandatory flexible working is a stealth tax on jobs and wages, warns new IEA report”

Commenting on the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Bank of England remains in the slow lane on rate cuts”

At its quarterly (hybrid) meeting on 13 January 2026, the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC), hosted by the Institute of Economic Affairs … Continue reading “SMPC Votes to Cut UK Base Rate by 25bps”

Commenting on this morning’s inflation figures, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “UK inflation continues to run relatively hot”

Responding to the latest labour market statistics from the ONS, Professor Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the Institute … Continue reading “Government policy harming young people, labour market figures show”

Commenting on this morning’s GDP figures, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Better November masks underlying weakness”