02 September 2010
Government spending since 1st April 2010: £
[48.9p of every £ earned in the UK]
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The BBC licence fee's time has passed31 August 2010 Mark Littlewood writes for ConservativeHome |
Latest ONS figures show need to keep cutting spending27 August 2010 Mark Littlewood comments on the latest growth figures |
Fairness in government spending 'should not be judged simply by size of handouts'25 August 2010 Mark Littlewood appears on BBC Radio 4's Today programme to discuss criticism of the Government's most recent Budget as being 'unfair' |
Return prudence to accounting24 August 2010 IEA Chairman Prof. D.R. Myddelton writes to the FT letters page |
Britain's debts 'swell to £5tn'23 August 2010 The Daily Star reports on the IEA's evaluation of true government debt |
Britain’s actual debt stands at £4.8 trillion20 August 2010 Mark Littlewood comments on the latest national debt figure |
Government urged to reveal 'true' national debt of £4.8 trillion20 August 2010 The Daily Telegraph writes on the IEA's calls for the true national debt figure to be revealed |
Cass professors put the case for self-regulation19 August 2010 The FT Adviser writes on the IEA's calls for self-regulation in financial markets |
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Prof Gary Becker - Annual Hayek Lecture
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The price of economic freedom is eternal vigilance, and as long as the IEA is around, we may be sure that the forces of regulation and state control will have a formidable obstacle in their path. Long may it flourish. |
events
The Beesley Lectures16 September 2010 The IEA is delighted to announce the 2010 Beesley Lectures |
Liberal Democrat Party conference - panel discussion19 September 2010 "Coalition, Cuts and Conservatives: an attractive agenda for the Lib Dems?" |
IEA publications
Does Britain Need a Financial Regulator?04 August 2010 Statutory Regulation, Private Regulation and Financial Markets |
Canada's ruinous tobacco display ban: economic and public health lessons (web publication)01 July 2010 Controls have proved damaging and counterproductive |
A Bankruptcy Foretold 2010: Post-Financial-Crisis Update (web publication)14 June 2010 True level of the UK government's debt estimated at £4.8 trillion |
recommended books
2010 Index of Economic Freedom28 January 2010 The latest edition of the popular title from the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal which explores the link between economic freedom and prosperity |
Heroic Misadventures. Australia: Four Decades, Full Circle24 January 2010 Australian businessman Ron Manners offers a unique, and witty perspective on recent Australian economic history |
shadow MPC minutes
SMPC voted by seven votes to two to leave Bank Rate unchanged - August 201002 August 2010 Particular concern was expressed about the outlook for the US economy in 2011 |
SMPC votes seven/two to hold Bank Rate - July 201007 July 2010 Members concerned about aspects of the emergency budget |
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