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About Kate Andrews
Kate Andrews is associate director at the Institute of Economic Affairs.
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This election season is slogan heavy. “Get Brexit done.” “For the many, not the few.” While necessarily vague, this year’s
Much of this week’s election buzz has focused on the release of Wednesday night’s polling figures. The hotly-anticipated YouGov MRP
Labour’s election manifesto, launched yesterday by Jeremy Corbyn, has been labelled the most left-wing since the Michael Foot era, when
Labour’s promise of a four-day work week was put through the wringer this week, when questions surfaced over whether the
The “money men” are at it again. Yesterday, chancellor Sajid Javid and shadow chancellor John McDonnell took part in a
The gender pay gap has widened, read the headlines and news tickers this week, after the Office of National Statistics
I don’t find stereotypes pegged to each generation particularly helpful. They’re usually philosophical, vague, or a bit rude. Sure, “the
It’s not a crime to eat a sandwich on a bus. It should not be a crime to eat a
This government, unlike governments before it, is not afraid to announce its pro-market and pro-enterprise philosophy. Boris Johnson’s declaration of
A common complaint over the past three years is that no one can talk about anything other than Brexit. But
It is easy to poke fun at wonks who love public policy. Digging down into the specific details of the
For the past three years in Westminster, it’s been difficult to think more long-term than the next few hours. Nearly
All healthcare systems ration. Single-payer models dependent on tax revenue, like the NHS, tend to ration with access to treatment
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