In the first of our economic freedom essays, Rachel Maclean MP addresses the topic of flexible working. She discussed how ‘one of my priorities as a politician has always been to free up others from outdated concepts of how work is structured’.

Professor Len Shackleton’s speech from the launch of the FREER-IPSE Work Futures Group, which he is chairing. He describes how and why the group will push forward understanding of the changes in the world of work and the opportunities these offer.

Dr Richard Norrie examines the government’s adoption of a new poverty measure, concluding that it fails to help us to gain a more accurate understanding of economic hardship in the UK.

Liz Truss MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, writes about ‘the worrying outbreak of neo-puritanism’ in Britain. This is the final in a set of pieces on social freedoms, by different writers, that FREER has published throughout April 2019.

Ben Bradley MP writes about the deleterious effects of taxing things like sugar and meat, arguing that the state should focus on education instead. This is the sixth in a set of pieces on social freedoms, by different writers, that FREER is publishing throughout April 2019.

Luke Graham MP, Co-Chair of FREER, writes about the legalisation of cannabis, contending that, while the topic is in the public eye, we should learn lessons from abroad. This is the fifth in a set of pieces on social freedoms, by different writers, that FREER is publishing throughout April 2019.

Rebecca Lowe, Director of FREER, writes about access to experimental medicine, and the big questions that remain about a patient’s lack of ability to take responsibility for their own risk. This is the fourth in a set of pieces on social freedoms, by different writers, that FREER is publishing throughout April 2019.

Victoria Hewson, Senior Counsel to the IEA’s International Trade and Competition Unit, writes for FREER about the sustained attack on our freedom to provide and use digital services. This is the third in a set of pieces on social freedoms, by different writers, that FREER will be publishing throughout April 2019.

Chris Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the IEA, writes for FREER on why MUP has no place in a free society. This is the second in a set of pieces on social freedoms, by different writers, that FREER will be publishing throughout April 2019.

Matt Ridley, award-winning author and peer, writes for FREER on the vaping revolution. This is the first in a set of pieces on social freedoms, by different writers, that FREER will be publishing throughout April 2019.

In the tenth FREER podcast, renowned American economist Mark Skousen joins FREER Director Rebecca Lowe.

In the ninth FREER podcast, Social Chain Co-Founder and COO Dominic McGregor joins Rebecca Lowe, Lee Rowley, and Luke Graham to discuss entrepreneurship.