UK universities were once heralded as the beacons of intellectual excellence, places where ideas were rigorously tested and where students emerged intellectually fortified, ready to face the world.

Those of us who would welcome cheaper, greener vehicles, have cause for concern: Western policymakers seem keen on ensuring they stay expensive. Earlier this month, the EU slapped steep tariffs on ...

IEA Executive Director Tom Clougherty was quoted in the Times on this week’s budget. The article said: “The idea that this budget does not increase taxes on workers is an ‘economic fantasy’, according ...

This publication comprises a reappraisal of the work of John Maynard Keynes. It strengthens the view that the Keynesians went too far in supposing that the old economics had been overthrown by the new ...

This publication comprises a reappraisal of the work of John Maynard Keynes. It strengthens the view that the Keynesians went too far in supposing that the old economics had been overthrown by the new ...

I was recently watching the video “Are Populists Destroying Democracy?” on the IEA’s Youtube channel, in which the IEA’s Editorial Director Kristian Niemietz interviewed Swedish political scientist ...

The Government’s own impact assessment for its employment rights legislation estimates that the measures could cost businesses up to £5 billion annually. To start, this is a substantial amount. Past ...

I remember walking through the streets of our small town with my father, hand in hand. Each morning, he would walk me to school, and I, a child with more questions than answers, would ask him the same ...

This is the first in a series of articles about how ideological interest groups react when their institutional preferences are challenged by practical solutions. Obesity is routinely referred to as a ...

I don’t think there should have been a budget, at this point. Budgets are supposed to be delivered in March, just before the start of the new fiscal year. So what if there’s a new government? Labour’s ...

Reports suggest that the UK government will rise National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for employers in Wednesday’s Autumn Budget. According to new research by PolicyEngine and published by the ...

Commenting on the budget, Tom Clougherty, Executive Director at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The Government came into office promising to prioritise growth. But ...