Tuesday, 6th October | 18.00-19.30Hosted by the IEA Hosted by: Mark Littlewood | Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs Speakers include: Kate Andrews | Economics Correspondent at The Spectator Stephen Bush | Political Editor at The New Statesman Ben Bradley MP | Member of Parliament for Mansfield John O’Connell | Chief Executive ofContinue reading “Live with Littlewood: post-conference analysis”
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Can the railways get back on track post-covid?
Monday 5th October | 18:00 – 19.00Hosted by Coronavirus has had a seismic impact on our transport networks. With a nationwide lockdown keeping people at home and a stalled drive to get people back to the office, passenger numbers on trains plummeted and recovery is slow. What does this mean for a rail network nowContinue reading “Can the railways get back on track post-covid?”
UK Free Trade After Brexit: The United States and Beyond
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”
BBC and C4 – What next for the state broadcasters?
Tuesday, 6th October | 9.00-10.00 Already before the coronavirus, the public were losing faith in our state broadcasters. Now, with streaming services booming and multiple BBC bungles, public broadcasters are fighting for their lives. Can and should the BBC and Channel 4 survive in 21st century Britain, and what changes do they need to make?Continue reading “BBC and C4 – What next for the state broadcasters?”
The free speech crisis
Monday 5th October | 14:30 – 15:30 Many people deny the existence of cancel culture, but when people can be hounded from jobs for expressing certain views, a proper debate is needed on the future of free speech. ThinkTent, together with the Free Speech Union, hosts a discussion about the rise of intolerance for differingContinue reading “The free speech crisis”
Fiscal policy: tax and spend and how to repair the public finances after coronavirus
Monday 5th October | 13:00 – 14:00 Taxpayer support packages have put a burden on the public finances and the full economic damage of lockdown measures will not be clear for months. But none thing we do know is the UK finds its public finances in dire straits. Do we have to accept tax rises post-covid, orContinue reading “Fiscal policy: tax and spend and how to repair the public finances after coronavirus”
Carbon tax – Is this the right’s answer to climate change?
Sunday 4th October | 12:30 – 13:30 A carbon tax has long been a point of contention for many who support free markets. Could it be freedom’s answer to climate change, or are its costs too onerous on consumers and businesses? This panel will debate whether such a tax could be implemented, and the likelyContinue reading “Carbon tax – Is this the right’s answer to climate change?”
