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Monday, 4th October | 14.00-15.00Hosted by the IEA & RSSB With the Williams-Shapps Review finally concluding and a fresh government plan on the future of the railways, what does the next decade look like? Uncertainty around the long-term impact of the pandemic on business travel and the viability of commuter routes looms large, but whatContinue reading “Great British Railways – The future of rail?”

Monday 4th October | 11.30 – 12.30Hosted by As government considers the results of the Gambling Act review and draws up plans for a white paper in the coming months, what should future gambling regulation look like? This panel considers the recent IEA paper ‘A safer bet?’ which examines some proposed changes to UK gamblingContinue reading “A safer bet? A conservative approach to gambling regulation”

Sunday 4th October | 16.00-17.00Hosted by In the months since Brexit, the British government has moved assertively to demonstrate its commitment to free trade. The U.K. recently announced an agreement in principle for a free trade agreement with Japan, and it has negotiated a wide range of continuity agreements with existing trading partners. But theContinue reading “UK Free Trade After Brexit: The United States and Beyond”

Monday, 4th October | 12.45 – 13.45 From public health to parenting, airports to artworks, quangos have a huge hidden role in our lives. Over 300,000 people work in these arms-length bodies. Yet their remit – and accountability – often isn’t subject to enough scrutiny. Can they mean better government by relieving pressures on parliamentContinue reading “Just how big is the quango state?”

Monday 4th October | 10:15 – 11:15 High streets are struggling. Online shopping has rocketed and footfall in shops has plummeted. But should we try to preserve them? Are taxes too high, or should the delivery giants be forced to pay more? How might business rates be reformed to better take account of the economicContinue reading “Should we save the high street?”

Monday 5th October | 13:00 – 14:00 As the UK begins to put the conflict and chaos of Brexit and the pandemic behind it, the Free Market Forum has released a new publication “30 ideas for 2030”. Offering a bright, bold, and positive vision for where Britain could be by the end of the decade, join someContinue reading “Britain Unlimited? 30 ideas for 2030”

Sunday 3rd October | 14.45 – 15.45 The state has taken an almost unprecedented level of control over the economy. Wages subsidised, business loans completely underwritten, the bill falling on future taxpayers. How do we grow the economy, create jobs and generate revenue to help cover the cost of coronavirus? Can the rise in homeContinue reading “Boom or Bust: The economy in a post-pandemic world”