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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

I am delighted to invite you to an upcoming IEA event, ‘In Conversation with Dr Tom Hurst and Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP’. This event will occur on Monday, 28 th April, from 18:00 – 20:30 at the IEA ...

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 ...

Julian Jessop will discuss the slowdown in productivity growth after the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. Some economists think this slowdown might be structural and long-lasting (‘secular stagnation’ ...

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.

“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.

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 ...