Long-time IFS director Paul Johnson to step down Economics Johnson, who became Director of the IFS in January 2011, will take up the role of Provost of Queen's College, Oxford.
Regulation in the UK a ‘web of complexity’ and harming innovation says think tank Tech A leading think tank has called for the government to create a ‘call-in’ power to overrule regulators’ decisions, warning that Britain’s approach to tech regulation is harming innovation and investment in the sector. In a new report, right-leaning think tank Onward described the UK’s patchwork of “under-resourced” and “overstretched” regulators as spinning a “web of [...]
Regulatory burden on business up by £6bn a year under Conservatives UK Politics The regulatory burden placed on businesses has risen by £6bn a year under the Conservative government, a new report has found.