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Jan 10, 2025 · ng cuts and tax increases, with potential implications for the UK's economic future. The conversation then turns to NHS reforms, where Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director, …

Nov 21, 2024 · The Whetstone Freedom Fund (WFF) is a grant-giving initiative of the Institute of Economic Affairs that empowers classical liberal organisations to spread the core principles of …

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2 days ago · Dr Kristian Niemietz is the IEA's Editorial Director, and Head of Political Economy. Kristian studied Economics at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and the Universidad de …

Jan 17, 2025 · The Freeports strategy announced by the previous government attempted to address today’s challenges with yesterday’s recipes, lacked the necessary deregulatory …

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