Institute of Economic Affairs
Neoliberal think-tank
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| 2023 | Linda Edwards becomes the latest Chairman of the Board of Trustees, taking over from Neil Record and continuing the Institute's leadership legacy. |
| December 2023 | Who Funds You? updated the IEA's transparency rating from E to D. |
| December 2023 | Mark Littlewood stands down as the IEA's Director General and is replaced by Tom Clougherty, who takes the title of Executive Director. |
| November 2022 | The funding transparency website Who Funds You? rated the IEA as E, the lowest transparency rating. |
| September 2022 | An associated think tank, the Free Market Forum, is founded. |
| August 2021 | Ofcom rejected the IEA's complaint about James O'Brien's remarks, which the organization had claimed were inaccurate and unfair. |
| March 31 2021 | The Charity Commission listed the IEA's total income as £2.34 million and expenditure as £2.33 million for the financial year ending on this date. |
| 2019 | James O'Brien criticized the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on LBC national radio station, describing it as a politically motivated lobbying organization funded by 'dark money' with questionable credibility. |
| June 2019 | The Charity Commission withdrew its official warning after the IEA's compliance with its guidance. |
| May 2019 | The British Medical Journal revealed that British American Tobacco was continuing to fund the IEA. |
| February 2019 | The Charity Commission issued an official warning to the IEA and required trustees to provide written assurances about avoiding political activity. |
| November 19 2018 | The IEA removed a Brexit report from its website as requested by the Charity Commission. |
| October 2018 | A Greenpeace investigation revealed that the IEA was receiving funding from BP, with the oil giant using this access to influence ministers on environmental, safety, and tax issues. |
| July 29 2018 | The Observer reported an undercover recording of IEA director Mark Littlewood discussing potential donor influence on the organization's reports and Brexit influencing efforts. |
| July 20 2018 | The Charity Commission opened a regulatory compliance case into the IEA due to concerns about its political independence. |
| March 2018 | The IEA launched Freer, an offshoot organization to promote liberal, supply-side Conservative renewal. |
| 2015 | Neil Record succeeds Professor D.R. Myddelton as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Economic Affairs. |
| 2015 | Transparify ranked the IEA as one of the top three least transparent think tanks in the UK in relation to funding. |
| 2014 | IEA Research Fellow Christopher Snowdon disclosed alcohol industry funding in a response to a British Medical Journal article. |
| 2013 | British American Tobacco (BAT) donated £40,000 to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). |
| 2012 | British American Tobacco (BAT) donated £20,000 to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). |
| 2011 | British American Tobacco (BAT) donated £10,000 to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). |
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