UK Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/uk/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:54:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png UK Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/uk/ 32 32 UK government’s plans to track and de-risk its own ‘shadow debt’ show the costs of the Net Zero transition will be imposed directly onto businesses and consumers https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-governments-plans-to-track-and-de-risk-its-own-shadow-debt-show-the-costs-of-the-net-zero-transition-will-be-imposed-directly-onto-businesses-and-consumers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-governments-plans-to-track-and-de-risk-its-own-shadow-debt-show-the-costs-of-the-net-zero-transition-will-be-imposed-directly-onto-businesses-and-consumers https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-governments-plans-to-track-and-de-risk-its-own-shadow-debt-show-the-costs-of-the-net-zero-transition-will-be-imposed-directly-onto-businesses-and-consumers/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:31:11 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36230 Introduction The UK Budget papers of November 2025 acknowledge the funding models through which the government plans to increase the liabilities of UK taxpayers, beyond the government borrowing the money…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-governments-plans-to-track-and-de-risk-its-own-shadow-debt-show-the-costs-of-the-net-zero-transition-will-be-imposed-directly-onto-businesses-and-consumers/feed/ 0 The UK’s November 2025 Budget and ‘Securonomics’ https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-uks-november-2025-budget-and-securonomics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-uks-november-2025-budget-and-securonomics https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-uks-november-2025-budget-and-securonomics/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:42:49 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36208 Introduction The UK government’s November 2025 Budget supplied ample corroboration of our report published by IREF in October 2025 (‘the report’), showing that the governing Labour Party plans to greatly…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-uks-november-2025-budget-and-securonomics/feed/ 0 The United Kingdom as a sandbox for state-directed investment https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment-2 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment-2/#respond Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:04:10 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36128 Introduction The new UK government elected in July 2024 has promised a ‘decade of national renewal’, realised through its Industrial Strategy, its Infrastructure Strategy, and the transition to Clean Power.…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment-2/feed/ 0 The United Kingdom as a sandbox for state-directed investment – with a major increase in ‘shadow debt’, and in the ‘shadow taxation’ required to service that debt https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment-with-a-major-increase-in-shadow-debt-and-in-the-shadow-taxation-required-to-service-that-de/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment-with-a-major-increase-in-shadow-debt-and-in-the-shadow-taxation-required-to-service-that-de https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment-with-a-major-increase-in-shadow-debt-and-in-the-shadow-taxation-required-to-service-that-de/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:31:11 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36077 We are delighted to publish this new report by our regular contributor, Bob Lyddon. It is about the plans of the UK government to launch a decade-long programme of ‘investment’…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment-with-a-major-increase-in-shadow-debt-and-in-the-shadow-taxation-required-to-service-that-de/feed/ 0 The United Kingdom as a sandbox for state-directed investment https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:14:26 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36074 WP 2025-10. Executive Summary Many countries’ Founding Fathers and large portions of academia believed that constitutions, common-sense economics, and people’s vigilance would be enough to restrain taxation and public debt.…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-united-kingdom-as-a-sandbox-for-state-directed-investment/feed/ 0 Millionaires’ Exodus: Is Britain Driving Its Wealthy Away? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/22-10-millionaires-exodus-is-britain-driving-its-wealthy-away/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=22-10-millionaires-exodus-is-britain-driving-its-wealthy-away https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/22-10-millionaires-exodus-is-britain-driving-its-wealthy-away/#respond Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:47:02 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36058 For centuries, Britain stood as a magnet for global wealth. London’s financial markets, trusted legal system, and cosmopolitan culture attracted the world’s wealthy, fueling investment, innovation, and growth. But that…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/22-10-millionaires-exodus-is-britain-driving-its-wealthy-away/feed/ 0 UK plans to melt the protections against the taxpayer bailing out banks again https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-plans-to-melt-the-protections-against-the-taxpayer-bailing-out-banks-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-plans-to-melt-the-protections-against-the-taxpayer-bailing-out-banks-again https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-plans-to-melt-the-protections-against-the-taxpayer-bailing-out-banks-again/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:24:04 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35985 Introduction On 15th July, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered a keynote annual address to the City of London (known as the Mansion House speech) in which…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/uk-plans-to-melt-the-protections-against-the-taxpayer-bailing-out-banks-again/feed/ 0 Brexit Re-set now focused on Ukraine today, and tariffs tomorrow https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/brexit-re-set-now-focused-on-ukraine-today-and-tariffs-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brexit-re-set-now-focused-on-ukraine-today-and-tariffs-tomorrow https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/brexit-re-set-now-focused-on-ukraine-today-and-tariffs-tomorrow/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:32:55 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35800 Introduction Keir Starmer’s desire for a re-set of the UK’s relationship with the EU has ceased to be a two-dimensional, bilateral discussion with EU negotiators. It has become a four-dimensional…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/brexit-re-set-now-focused-on-ukraine-today-and-tariffs-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Keir Starmer wants to ‘re-set’ the UK’s relationship with the EU – but on what? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/keir-starmer-wants-to-re-set-the-uks-relationship-with-the-eu-but-on-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keir-starmer-wants-to-re-set-the-uks-relationship-with-the-eu-but-on-what https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/keir-starmer-wants-to-re-set-the-uks-relationship-with-the-eu-but-on-what/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:36:57 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35737 Introduction Keir Starmer, the UK’s Prime Minister, wants a ‘re-set’ in the UK’s relations with the EU. About what? Starmer has said that he cannot envisage the UK rejoining either…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/keir-starmer-wants-to-re-set-the-uks-relationship-with-the-eu-but-on-what/feed/ 0 The UK Labour Party’s economic approach – ‘modern supply side’ https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-uk-labour-partys-economic-approach-modern-supply-side/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-uk-labour-partys-economic-approach-modern-supply-side https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-uk-labour-partys-economic-approach-modern-supply-side/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:41:50 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35724 Introduction The measures taken by the UK’s Labour Party since taking office in July 2024 will appear bizarre to most economists. They are based on a cluster of theories that…

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