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  • Lord Hannan made IEA chief

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    The Institute of Economic Affairs has announced Lord Daniel Hannan as its new director general.  Hannan, a former Tory MEP who was one of the top Vote Leave figures in 2016, will take up the post on 1 June 2026.  He has long been an avid critic of the EU and was one of the [...]

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  • UK has one Europe’s biggest nanny states

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    The UK has one of the biggest nanny states in Europe, a new study has found. The report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and the European Policy Information Centre, titled the Nanny State Index 2025, said that the UK has the 7th biggest nanny state in Europe. Edited by Dr Christopher Snowdon, head [...]

    The UK has some of Europe's toughest rules on vaping and smoking. Photo: by Richard Baker, In Pictures via Getty Images.

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