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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Are you a Hong Konger who wants to rely on your hard-earned lifelong retirement savings to help with your relocation overseas? Think again! In the new Hong Kong, the authorities refuse to recognise ...

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 ...

Immigration restrictions severely undermine the economic freedom of receiving-country citizens, as well as that of potential migrants. This impact affects both the ‘negative’ economic freedom valued ...