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Responding to the cancellation of the Hornsea 4 offshore wind project Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst at the Institute of Economic Affairs said: “The cancellation of Orsted’s Hornsea offshore wind project ...

The Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC), in its second quarterly hybrid meeting of 2025, voted to reduce the Bank rate from 4.5% to 4%. Eight members voted in favour of a cut and one for a hold.

Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates to 4.25%, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The Monetary Policy ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Commenting on the Government’s plan to fit solar panels on all new-build homes, Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst at the free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “The person most ...

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 ...

“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.

“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 ...

“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 ...