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What the Corn Laws teach us about the limits of public choice
The Anti-Corn Law League defied every prediction of public choice theory, and its success holds lessons for classical liberals today.
11 hrs ago • Institute of Economic Affairs
The answer to Britain’s energy costs lies in the Anglosphere
From American gas to Canadian uranium and New Zealand geothermal, our closest allies hold the key to abundant, affordable and secure power.
17 hrs ago • Institute of Economic Affairs
Reflections on the IEA’s Northern Schools Tour
Visiting three cities across three days and speaking to hundreds of students, we found a generation hungry for debate.
Nov 10 • Institute of Economic Affairs
Spain’s snap election: a PP–Vox majority would loosen the state’s grip, except at the border
Ballots and Balance Sheets, No.2
Nov 10 • Institute of Economic Affairs and Apostolos Pistolas
The real lesson of the US midterms
Lord Hannan argues that protectionism was the one policy the administration never wavered on, and the one voters have most clearly rejected.
Nov 10 • Institute of Economic Affairs
Britain’s deficit is cultural before it is fiscal
Budgets are treated as technical exercises, but the incentives they create shape whether people work, save and plan ahead.
Nov 9 • Institute of Economic Affairs
Britain’s housing crisis is really a money crisis that gold can solve
Since 1913 the average house has risen 1,136 times in pounds but just 1.4 times in gold, so the problem is the pound, not the price of bricks and…
Nov 9 • Institute of Economic Affairs
False hope? Burnham has raised expectations for the future while today’s experience worsens
The public mood has lifted since Burnham took office, but household finances are moving in the opposite direction, and the OBR’s forecasts suggest the…
Nov 8 • Institute of Economic Affairs and Matthew Lesh
Newsletter: The world needs more founders
Plus: The Atonement Complex - catch up on the latest report from the IEA
Nov 8 • Institute of Economic Affairs
Healey’s Budget is an attack on the young
The Chancellor promised a Budget for working people, but frozen tax thresholds and a higher minimum wage will leave young workers poorer and make jobs…
Nov 7 • Institute of Economic Affairs
Did inflation cost the GOP Congress?
Tariffs, deficits and an energy shock have handed the Republicans the same verdict on inflation that voters gave Biden two years ago.
Nov 7 • Institute of Economic Affairs and Ryan Bourne
Frédéric Bastiat on the Law of Liberty and Free Markets
Ebeling in Brief, No.3
Nov 7 • Institute of Economic Affairs
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