As the new UK government embraces mission-driven government, Harrison Griffiths exposes the hidden costs of such top-down economic planning.

In this episode of the IEA Podcast, host Reem Ibrahim is joined by Tom Clougherty, Executive Director, and Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director, to discuss pressing issues in UK policy. The ...

Kristian Niemietz argues that European Social Health Insurance systems consistently outperform the NHS in health outcomes & waiting times.

For at least two reasons, The New Right Enlightenment. Young Writers on “The Spectre Hauting the Left” (1985) is an unfortunate book title. The first reason has to do with timing. According to Google ...

IEA Public Policy Fellow, Matthew Lesh, was quoted in Money Week on the Renters’ Reform Bill. The article said: “Section 21 of the Housing Act has allowed landlords to break contracts without good ...

Property rights are a critical factor in shaping the economic development and prosperity of any nation, but as Albania attempts to pivot into the tourism sector, it has become an even more pressing ...

During episodes of large-scale industrial action, the Institute of Economic Affairs often receives media requests from TV or radio stations, which want to set up a debate between a supporter and an ...

The story of the British economy since 2008 has been one of near-stagnation. For a number of reasons, GDP growth in recent years has been nowhere near as strong as it could have been. But there are a ...

Benedict Rogers is a British human rights activist and the co-founder and trustee of Hong Kong Watch, with extensive experience in fighting for human rights in China and Asia. His new book The China ...

I was listening to a recent episode of the IEA’s podcast the other day, and I was surprised – but pleased! – to hear Kristian Niemietz’s mention of an old, and, I had supposed, long-forgotten book to ...