IEA Podcast

In this podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh speaks to IEA Senior Research Fellow Dr Jamie Whyte about the efficacy and affordability of government subsidies.

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Liberals are split on the culture war. On the one hand, many regard increasing censorship in universities and public institutions as a threat to liberal values and as such a legitimate intellectual battle ground. Others, however, are more wary, and argue that liberals should be hesitant in potentially allying themselves with elements of the conservative right.

 

In this debate, chaired by IEA Head of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh, this question is put to the test.

 

Arguing for the motion:

IEA Head of Political Economy Kristian Niemietz

IEA Head of Cultural Affairs Marc Glendening

 

Arguing against the motion:

IEA Communications Officer Harrison Griffiths

IEA Communications Officer Reem Ibrahim

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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse has put banks back in the news as many debate what can be done to stop this from happening. Increased regulation to prevent banks from failing is often proposed, but could this safety net encourage banks to behave more riskily?

 

To discuss this, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh sat down with Jón Danielsson, one of the two Directors of the Systemic Risk Centre and Reader in Finance at the LSE.

The NHS is in a bad way. Waiting times are long and doctors are striking over pay. But how underpaid are they and what reform would benefit the NHS?

To discuss this, IEA Director of Communications and Public Policy Matthew Lesh sat down with IEA Head of Political Economy Kristian Niemietz.

With flavoured e-cigarettes potentially set to be banned in the UK and US, many are wondering whether lifestyle regulation is going too far.

In this Swift Half with Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon talks to author and journalist Jacob Grier about free choice and creeping prohibition.

In this week's podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh discussed the reasons behind Britain's sluggish economic growth with Dr Tyler Goodspeed, Kleinheinz Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

In this episode of the Swift Half with Snowdon, IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon is joined by Mail on Sunday Columnist Peter Hitchens to discuss the grammar school revolution.

You can buy Peter's latest book on the topic, 'A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System', here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revolution-Betrayed-Egalitarians-Wrecked-Education/dp/1399400088

In this episode of the IEA Podcast, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh talks to IEA Academic and Research Director James Forder about his latest paper on the Serious Fraud Office.

 

James' paper, 'Fraud Focus: Is the Serious Fraud Office fit for purpose?', can be read here: https://iea.org.uk/publications/fraud-focus-is-the-serious-fraud-office-fit-for-purpose/

The advent of AI programmes such as ChatGPT has many concerned. But how scared should we be of these innovations?

 

To discuss this, IEA Director of Public Policy and Communications Matthew Lesh spoke to James Lawson, Senior Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute. James previously worked as a Senior Special Adviser in the Cabinet Office and prior to his role in government, he was a Director at Microsoft, as a CTO for Strategic Accounts.

The 9th of March 2023 marked 247 years since the release of Adam Smith's seminal book, The Wealth of Nations. With liberalism on the decline, this week's podcast asks the question, what can policymakers learn from Adam Smith?

IEA Communications Officer Harrison Griffiths sat down with Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute, to discuss this.

Eamonn's primer on Adam Smith can be found here: https://iea.org.uk/multimedia/video/eamonn-butler-adam-smith-a-primer