The IEA is an educational charity and free market think tank. Our mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets ...

Flying to Scotland from Southampton on a fine day recently, my eye soon picked up the brown streak across southern central counties that is the route of HS2. Earth works are almost complete, and much ...

Dr Christopher Snowdon is the Head of Lifestyle Economics at the IEA. He has a degree in History from Lancaster University and a PhD in Economics from the University of Buckingham. He is the author of ...

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 ...

UK prices are at the IEA median of 10.17p/kWh, slightly above those in France and a bit below those in Germany. The price differential compared to the US is less pronounced, but domestic gas prices in ...

About the Author Dr Kristian Niemietz is the IEA’s Editorial Director and Head of Political Economy. He is the author of the books A New Understanding of Poverty (2011), Redefining the Poverty Debate ...

We are delighted to announce this year’s competition for A- Level and IB students, with a 1 st prize of £500 and £250 each for three runners up. There is also a prize of £500 for the school with the ...

Private schools are, on the whole, a good thing. They give parents greater choice in their children’s education, provide the state sector much needed competition and attract money from abroad by ...

Colonialism and the slave trade were, at best, minor factors in Britain’s prosperity and may have been net lossmakers. An increasingly prominent anti-capitalist narrative claims that empire and ...

“This is scientifically and economically illiterate. Combined with the ban on disposable vapes, it seems the government is intent on keeping people smoking. Not only will the tax close the price gap ...

Many libertarians supported Brexit, believing it would reduce governmental layers and bring power closer to the British people. They saw it as an opportunity to escape the control of Brussels’ ...