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In this Institute of Economic Affairs Podcast, Managing Editor Dan Freeman interviews Aymen Aulaiwi, DPhil student at Lincoln ...
In this Institute of Economic Affairs briefing, Director of Communications Callum Price interviews Professor Len Shackleton, ...
In this Institute of Economic Affairs podcast, Communications Director Callum is joined by Executive Director Tom Clougherty ...
The Whetstone Freedom Fund (WFF) is an international initiative founded by the Institute of Economic Affairs in honour of the late Linda Whetstone, to support classical liberal ideas around the world.
Our Executive Director Tom Clougherty’s comments on Treasury borrowing have been quoted in the Telegraph, the Daily Mail, and the … Continue reading "Rising borrowing ‘makes tax rises inevitable’" ...
Our Head of Lifestyle Economics Chris Snowdon has written for The Critic on Britain’s underground tobacco trade. The article said: “The growth of the black market explains why tobacco tax revenues ...
“Today’s disturbing labour market data, with falling payroll employment and vacancies coupled with rising unemployment, show the impact of the national insurance hike and employers’ anticipation of ...
Contents Foreword Studying economics especially at university can be a sterile and lifeless endeavour. In four out of five ...
Contents Summary A free competitive market offers wide opportunities for individuals and businesses and is compatible with ...
The Taxpayers Alliance have recently published a report on productivity in the healthcare sector. It is a subject on which, despite its salience, we know remarkably little. In most other sectors, ...
“If you take the Government’s bombastic rhetoric about how their ’10 Year Health Plan for England’ will completely turn our healthcare system around at face value, you will be disappointed with what ...
“Wiping council tax debts for struggling households may sound compassionate on the surface, but it would be deeply misguided in reality. Not only is it unfair to the millions of hard-working people ...