I am delighted to invite you to an upcoming IEA event, ‘In Conversation with The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP’. This event will occur on Wednesday, 21 st May, from 18:00 – 20:00 at the IEA (2 Lord North ...

Responding to the Government’s consultation on the soft drinks industry levy, Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The sugar tax has been ...

“Milkshakes and lattes are set to be hit by a sugar tax for the first time as Labour moves to extend the levy to hundreds more soft drinks, including Pepsi and Ribena. “Pre-packaged milkshakes and ...

Public health academics claim industry tactics are uniquely harmful but provide no control groups or comparisons to non-industry actors. The same political strategies are routinely used by public ...

What is the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS)? Let’s start with the basics. The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) is designed to encourage a reduction in C02 produced by both large industry and ...

“Today’s labour market data may represent the calm before the storm. Unemployment, employment and inactivity have remained roughly the same – not great but not getting worse. However, the vacancy and ...

“The broad-based fall in headline inflation to 2.6% in March is another step in the right direction. The services and core rates excluding food and energy are still relatively high, but they fell too.

There is no “British DOGE”, but the idea of slashing government bureaucracy seems to be in vogue all of a sudden. With their latest announcement to radically slim down, or possibly even abolish NHS ...

New analysis reveals British households will pay an extra £1,112 on average in tax from April 2025, as the government introduces sweeping tax reforms that will raise nearly £27 billion for the ...

Responding to the announcement of new US tariffs, Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs said: “Donald Trump’s new tariff schedule is a complete random mess. It ...

Commenting on the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, Dr Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director and Head of Political Economy at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, ...

I am delighted to invite you to an upcoming IEA event, ‘In Conversation with David Friedman’. This event will occur on Wednesday, 7 th May, from 18:00 – 20:30 at the IEA (2 Lord North Street, ...