IEA Podcast

As paternalism continues to subsume personal choice, is it time to roll back the frontiers of the nanny state?This is an audio version of the panel held by the Institute of Economic Affairs at Conservative Party Conference in 2023 on encroachment by the nanny state.Speakers:Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics, Institute of Economic Affairs (Chair)Philip Davies MPAnnabel Denham, Deputy Comment Editor, The Daily TelegraphDr Khurram Jowiya, Fiscal and Regulatory Affairs Manager, JTI UKEmma McClarkin, Chief Executive, British Beer and Pub Association Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

Is wildlife trade sustainable? What impact will trade barriers have on wildlife trade?In this week's podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh sits down with Dr Francis Vorhies. Francis is a distinguished academic in the field of wildlife conservation, economics, and finance, and is the Director and Co-Founder of the African Wildlife Economy Institute. He is also a Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Stellenbosch University, and serves as Research Visitor at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WILDCRU) at Oxford University, UK. Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

What will the future of rail look like?This is an audio version of the panel held by the Institute of Economic Affairs at Conservative Party Conference in 2023 on the future of rail.Speakers:Mark Littlewood, Director General, Institute of Economic Affairs (Chair)Mary Grant, Chief Executive Officer, PorterbrookChris Loder MPMark Phillips, Chief Executive, Rail Safety and Standards BoardGreg Smith MP Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

There have been countless examples of privatisations across the world, but what determines success?In this video, IEA Communications Officer and Linda Whetstone Scholar Reem Ibrahim sits down with IEA Trade Fellow Shanker Singham. Shanker is one of the world's leading trade and competition lawyers, and worked on the privatisation of the UK electricity market. He was also the Director of the International Trade and Competition Unit (ITCU) of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

Are we finally going to solve the housing crisis?Earlier this week, the Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer came out in favour of building 1.5 million new homes if elected. Sir Keir also described himself as a YIMBY or ‘Yes in my back yard’ because he opposes new homes getting blocked by local objections.In this week's podcast, IEA Communications Officer Harrison Griffiths sits down with IEA Head of Political Economy Kristian Niemietz to discuss the housing crisis. Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

How can we revive liberalism in an age of conformity? Can we sustain a liberal nation-state?In this episode of Parallax Views, IEA Head of Cultural Affairs Marc Glendening sits down with Lord David Frost. Lord Frost is a former British diplomat, civil servant and politician who served as a Minister of State at the Cabinet Office between March and December 2021. Frost was also Chief Negotiator of Task Force Europe from January 2020 to December 2021. Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

Is the British state broken?From the chaotic early response to covid-19, to record-long NHS waiting lists and a broken planning system, the British state appears unable to solve many political problems.In this week's IEA Podcast, Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh sits down with Professor Alexander Evans OBE to discuss whether the British state is broken. Alexander is a Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics, and former Strategy Director at the Cabinet Office. Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

Why Is Britain's Infrastructure So Expensive?There is mounting speculation this week that the government intends to abandon the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 over skyrocketing costs. The link, meant to reach from London to Manchester via Birmingham, could now cost well over £100 billion. This is the latest in a long string of eye-wateringly expensive infrastructure projects.In this week's IEA Podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh sits down with Head of Policy at Britain Remade Sam Dumitriu. Sam Dumitriu is the Head of Policy at Britain Remade, a campaign group. Before joining, he worked at a range of Westminster think tanks, including the Adam Smith Institute and the Entrepreneurs Network, covering topics including immigration, technology, and education. He also has a Substack called ‘Notes on Growth’. Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

This week, the Institute of Economic Affairs published a new paper by Sir John Redwood, The New Great Inflation: How Western Central Banks Got It Wrong…and What They Should Do About It.In this video, IEA Head of Political Economy Kristian Niemetz spoke to Rt Hon Sir John Redwood. A Distinguished Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford he has been a Cabinet Minister and Shadow Cabinet Minister, the chairman of a public listed industrial group, the co-founder of an investment management business and written many newspaper articles. He has published widely on economics and politics including ‘Popular Capitalism’, a book on wider ownership, ‘We Don’t Believe You’, a book on populist movements, and ‘Our Currency, Our Country’, on keeping the pound. He is MP for Wokingham.To read the full paper, visit https://iea.org.uk/publications/the-new-great-inflation-how-western-central-banks-got-it-wrong-and-what-they-should-do-about-it/ Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe

How did women make the West rich? Why do governments and societies seek to police women's bodies?In this week's episode of Breaking Barriers, IEA Communications Officer and Linda Whetstone Scholar Reem Ibrahim sat down with Victoria Bateman, a British feminist economist and academic, specialising in economic history. She is a fellow in economics at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Victoria is also the author of The Sex Factor: How Women Made the West Rich, and Naked Feminism: Breaking the Cult of Female Modesty. Get full access to Institute of Economic Affairs | Insider at insider.iea.org.uk/subscribe