Matt Kilcoyne
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NEW POLL: Brits back freer movement with New Zealand —
63% of Brits back a free trade deal with freer movement with New Zealand, 8% oppose 69% of Brits support mutual recognition of qualifications of doctors, nurses and teachers, 8% oppose A new poll from the Adam Smith Institute and C|T Group RSR confirms that Brits are eager to strike a t → Read More
Boris Joins 1.73 Million Isolating In Pingdemic —
The Adam Smith Institute estimates 1.73 million people are currently isolating across the UK due after being pinged by app or contacted by Test and Trace as Boris Johnson u-turns on isolating 1.73 million people currently isolating after being pinged by Matthew Hancock’s NHS app or contacted by → Read More
Rishi cannot tax our way out of debt or spend our way out of a recession — Adam Smith Institute —
Following the spending review by the Chancellor, the Adam Smith Institute’s Deputy Director Matt Kilcoyne criticises the public sector spending splurge: “The Chancellor set out plans for big-spending and big-borrowing to get the country through the pandemic, and set the course for the country in → Read More
Don’t railroad it through — rethink HS2 —
A new paper from the free market, neoliberal think tank the Adam Smith Institute says the UK Government should rethink the controversial HS2 project - and sets out a number of alternatives to save time, save money, and deliver an improved service for rail passengers. The report argues that: HS2 → Read More
Doing our duty by Hong Kong —
A new paper from the free market, neoliberal think tank the Adam Smith Institute says UK Government should extend residency rights to Hong Kong nationals in response to violent scenes at protests in the city and a nearby military build up in Shenzen. → Read More
Internet red tape strangles free speech & the economy —
A new paper by the Adam Smith Institute claims proposed online regulation is a serious threat to freedom of speech and entrepreneurship and argues for a sea change in the Government’s approach to technology post-Brexit: UK politicians are becoming increasingly hostile to technology, undermi → Read More
Happy Tax Freedom Day! —
Taxpayers worked 149 days for HMRC this year, today is the first day they start working for themselves Tax Freedom Day falls on May 30th; the latest it's been since 1995 Brits work 149 days of the year solely to pay taxes UK Taxpayers will fork out over £734.1bn to the Treasury this year → Read More
Sadiq's food ad ban plan will add to TfL's unhealthy deficit —
Health policy has to be based on evidence. But bad data is worse than no data at all, and our current method of measuring childhood obesity relies on bad data . There is no ‘childhood obesity crisis’ and one in three kids are not obese. Which makes it all the more depre → Read More
Flexible Right to Buy —
Many in council subsidised accommodation are trapped paying rent to the state due to current prices in the UK’s cities. High prices mean, even with the current Right to Buy discount, that many mortgages are out of reach for those in these homes. Today we call for a reboot of Help to Buy: by making i → Read More
Grow meat in labs to avoid growing crises —
New report from the Adam Smith Institute suggests lab grown meat could transform our world, tackling climate change and the looming antibiotic resistance crisis Meat consumption has rocketed as GDP has grown across the world Meat demands on land are intensive, with beef taking a whole → Read More
Corbyn's backward looking future plan for the press —
Commenting on Corbyn’s plan to hit Netflix, Google, and Facebook with a new tax to fund the BBC, the Adam Smith Institute’s Head of Research Sam Dumitriu said: “This is an anti-innovation, anti-consumer, and anti-youth move. Younger viewers now spend more time watching Netflix than the BBC. But rat → Read More
Corbyn's policy picks the pockets of the many to subsidise the few —
After Corbyn's swing to full Trump this morning with his Britain first announcement, Sam Dumitriu, Head of Research at the Adam Smith Institute, slammed the position of the leader of the Labour party: “Corbyn’s Trump-style protectionism is a bad deal for consumers, taxpayers and the developing worl → Read More
Uber ruling shows London is open to competition and innovation —
The Adam Smith Institute welcomes the sensible ruling by Transport for London on granting a 15 month license for Uber in the capital. Head of Research, Sam Dumitriu, says: "Uber have rightfully had their license reinstated, albeit on a short-term basis. Transport for London’s origin → Read More
Switching to vaping could save 1 million years of life —
Adam Smith Institute report suggests if vaping replaces smoking Britons could save 1 million life years but young women risk being left behind. Average smoker will lose a decade of life expectancy and have lower life quality compared to non-smokers Access to alternatives and information on he → Read More
Politicians, academics and think tanks call for cannabis legalisation —
Following the call on the government from Lord Hague to look again at legalising cannabis MPs, Ron Hogg PCC, academics and think tanks write to the Telegraph to call for a Royal Commission to examine the evidence of legalising cannabis. Dear Sir/Madam, We believe that Lord Hague is right to say th → Read More
Bring in airline style competition to allow rail to soar —
New report by analyst, former journalist and rail expert Adrian Quine for the Adam Smith Institute calls for the introduction of much greater competition in our railways. Privatisation of British Rail led to greater number of services and record passenger numbers, but DfT over-specif → Read More
A capitalist revolution in housebuilding —
New paper by top architect Patrik Schumacher for the Adam Smith Institute calls for radical capitalist reform to solve Britain’s housing crisis Housing crisis is a failure of politics not markets and is the result of restrictive planning laws. Restrictive planning laws have led to an increase → Read More
Auction work visas after Brexit —
New report shows how the UK can reform immigration after Brexit, be responsive to business needs and pay for public services. UK must set out post-Brexit immigration system by year-end Immigration has been a net positive to the UK’s fiscal position, with little impact on unemployment or wages of → Read More
Trading blows on tariffs —
Dr Pirie takes tariffs head-on in this week's Madsen Moment – bad for everyone and something where it's good we're taking back control. → Read More
On St David's Day, a look back and a look forward to a better Wales —
Today is Wales’ national day. I personally remember it being a day where you dressed up in itchy woolen trousers, a miniature waistcoat and a flat cap. Oh yes, and it was all topped off with a daffodil or leek tied to my lapel that was about half the size of me. We would then spend the entire day sa → Read More