IEA Podcast

Why do authoritarian governments oppress women in different ways to men? How has social media facilitated the freedom movement in oppressive regimes?

In this episode of Breaking Barriers, IEA Communications Officer and Linda Whetstone Scholar Reem Ibrahim speaks to the Founder of More To Her Story, Sarah Little.

Is China In Jeopardy?

China's extraordinary rise to global superpower once appeared to be unstoppable, but now the country is facing a number of difficulties, sending shockwaves throughout the Chinese economy.

On this week's podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh sits down with George Magnus, Associate at the China Centre at the University of Oxford.

With national conservatism on the rise, has the political Right abandoned freedom?

On this week’s episode of Moral Sentiments, IEA Communications Officer Harrison Griffiths speaks to IEA Senior Research Fellow Jamie Whyte about the ideology behind the creeping authoritarianism within conservatism.

How do we tackle crime?

In this week's episode of the IEA Podcast, join us as Communications Officer Harrison Griffiths engages in a candid conversation with Research Assistant Daniel Freeman. Together, they delve deep into the pressing issue of crime in the United Kingdom and explore potential solutions to address this critical challenge.

Should we tax negative externalities like air pollution?

Join us for a thought-provoking debate on one of London's most contentious policies, Sadiq Khan's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).

Andy Mayer, the Energy Analyst at the Institute of Economic Affairs, argues against the ULEZ scheme, emphasising its potential economic and social implications. On the other side of the debate, Daniel Freeman, Research Assistant at the Institute of Economic Affairs, makes the case for the ULEZ, highlighting its positive impact on environmental sustainability and public health.

Moderating this debate is Reem Ibrahim, the Communications Officer and Linda Whetstone Scholar at the IEA.

Is the UK overregulating tech?

In this week's podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh sits down with Head of Tech and Innovation at the Centre for Policy Studies Matthew Feeney to discuss the failure of the government's regulatory efforts in digital space.

The government's recent decision to allow products to continue to carry the EU CE mark has been painted by many as a Brexit climbdown. But is this really the case?

To discuss this, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh spoke to Fred De Fossard, Head of the British Prosperity Unit at the Legatum Institute.

Mariana Mazzucato is considered one of the most influential economists of modern times and her book, 'The Entrepreneurial State', has prompted a debate over industrial policy and the role of the state in innovation.

But what should free-marketeers make of this?

To discuss this, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh spoke to Alberto Mingardi, Director General of Istituto Bruno Leoni, Italy’s free‐​market think tank.

Inheritance tax is back in the news again after HMRC revealed that 49,400 more estates will be paying the tax due to threshold freezes.

To discuss whether the widely unpopular levy is wrong, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh spoke to Senior Economist at the Tax Foundation, Alan Cole.

In both our private and public institutions, the right to free speech is increasingly under threat, but how should we lead the fight back?

To discuss this, IEA Head of Cultural Affairs Marc Glendening spoke to Baroness Fox.