❗ 'Isas are a British policy success story. We should be wary of those seeking to disrupt the way millions have chosen to arrange their long-term financial affairs; it’s not only deeply unfair but also counterproductive.'

✍️ Matthew Lesh | The Telegraph

telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

'We actually need a serious conversation about whether we can continue to have a high-energy civilisation...Most of the policies in place right now actively hinder this kind of debate...'

✍️ Steve Davies on Net Zero and the future of climate policy 👇

iea.org.uk/the-risks-of-c…

This is such a compelling way to talk about policy.
Focusing on the outcomes👇

🌇 New reforms to make it easier to convert office space into residential properties won't tackle the underlying causes of the housing crisis, but they do still represent progress according to Prof. David Starkie ⤵️

iea.org.uk/oiling-the-cog…

📈 'I think we can point to a lot of positives in the UK...'

📺 The Entrepreneurs Network Head of Research Eamonn Ives joins Matthew Lesh on this week's podcast to discuss the state of British entrepreneurship and its vital role in boosting economic growth 👇

youtube.com/watch?v=VTfxZh…

✍️'Julian Jessop...said the report exposed 'serious shortcomings at the Bank of England, which ultimately deepened the cost of living crisis'.'

Julian Jessop responds to the Bernanke Report into the Bank of England's forecasting in i newspaper 👇

inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

🗣️ 'Britain had a massive housing shortage. In England alone, housing supply was 3.4 million below the EU average.'

🏘️ Kristian Niemietz on the dire state of British housing in the 2020s 👇

youtube.com/watch?v=F4PrNv…

✍️ 'Britain’s inability to build anything is the single biggest drag on our living standards... These self-imposed constraints are impoverishing the country...'

📝 Kristian Niemietz on his latest housing crisis report in The Telegraph 👇

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

✍️ 'Most of the policies in place right now actively hinder this kind of debate or conversation and are provoking a very dangerous political backlash.'

🪴 Steve Davies on the unintended consequences of Net Zero policy ⤵️

iea.org.uk/the-risks-of-c…

📈 'What if Britain broke free from the stranglehold of NIMBY obstructionists, and started building things again? The short summary is that Britain would...become a much richer and more productive country...'

✍️ Kristian Niemietz | The Telegraph

telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/1…

✍️ 'More state control of the sector is far from a panacea and privatisation is far from an obvious failure.'

🫗 Matthew Lesh questions the leaky case for water renationalisation in CapX 👇

capx.co/the-case-for-r…

The evidence does not support the case for further restrictions on smoking, argues Christopher Snowdon 🇺🇦 thecritic.co.uk/all-smoke-and-…

My initial take on the #Bernanke review of forecasting and communications at the Bank of England... 🤨

#BankofEngland #inflation

Bernanke Review exposes Bank of England’s failings

Our Julian Jessop comments on Ben Bernanke’s review of forecasting and communications at the Bank of England:

🗣️ 'The Bernanke Review has exposed serious shortcomings at the Bank of England, which ultimately deepened the cost…

It’s unsurprising that the unions, and their Labour Party allies, would like to see a return to national bargaining, says IEA's Professor Len Shackleton

capx.co/labours-social…

'In short, the housing crisis is not just one problem among many. Britain’s inability to build things is the bottleneck issue which is holding the country back...Solving it is the single biggest issue of our time.'

✍️ Kristian Niemietz

iea.org.uk/home-win-a-win…

Trying to get my head around the #Bernanke review and (especially) the Bank of England's response and, frankly, I'm struggling... 🤷‍♂️

If this about improving communications then it's already a big fat fail!

bankofengland.co.uk/independent-ev…

'[T]he whole current policy agenda associated with responding to climate change is [...] counterproductive because [...] it is based on the fantasy that renewable energy is a like for like replacement for fossil fuels. It simply is not'
iea.org.uk/the-risks-of-c…

🗣️'The evidence consistently finds a small to weak and mixed associations between mental health and social media usage. One study...found that wearing glasses negatively impacted youth mental health more than screen time.'

Matthew Lesh | Daily Express

express.co.uk/news/politics/…