Tag Archives: Institute of Economic Affairs

The Government needs a complete doctrine

Posted on February 26, 2016 by ianchisnall

Earlier this month, Matthew Hancock MP and Minister at the Cabinet Office announced that he plans to introduce a clause into all funding arrangements for charities which will prevent the charities from using funds they receive to lobby the Government. I wrote … Continue reading →

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Why Quotas are not always wrong

Posted on August 16, 2013 by ianchisnall

In the last 36 hours the issue of quotas when applied to gender balance in UK boardrooms has been discussed extensively in the media. The starting point was a debate organised by a right wing Europhobic thinktank which posed the loaded question “Women … Continue reading →

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Why we all need a new Alliance

Posted on June 4, 2013 by ianchisnall

The Tax Payers Alliance claim on their website to be “Britain’s independent grassroots campaign for lower taxes” and go on to suggest that “After years of being ignored by politicians of all parties, the TPA is committed to forcing politicians to listen … Continue reading →

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