Welcome to the sixth edition of the Nanny State Index, a league table of the best and worst places to be a consumer of food, alcohol, soft drinks and nicotine. As always, there is little in the way of ...

“When we think of tax, the first one that comes to mind is probably the chunk that evaporates from our pay cheques… “Yet there are ways to radically change income tax without abolishing it. In a ...

Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, has written for the Spectator on the latest edition of the Nanny State Index. The article said: “Across Europe ...

At the Institute of Economic Affairs, we have a team of leading economic policy experts that are available for comment and interview. We bring a free-market perspective to current affairs through ...

Commenting on this today’s labour market statistics published by the ONS, Len Shackleton, Editorial and Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, said: “This morning’s labour market ...

The UK is now the 7th worst place in Europe to eat, drink, smoke and vape, up from 11th place in the 2023 edition of the Nanny State Index. Freedom in the UK has decreased at a faster rate than almost ...

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.