Mark Littlewood on his friend from his student days, Prime Minister Truss

“I suspect we are about to bear witness to the most radical British Prime Minister in over a century.

We can expect to see a whirlwind of activity and announcements from the very first minutes of her entering Downing Street. Given the speed she is going to have to operate at, there inevitably will be missteps. But the overall direction of travel in the Truss administration will be crystal clear – to move power and money away from the state bureaucracy and into the hands of ordinary men and women.

It remains to be seen exactly how far she can move Britain in that direction in the limited time she has available to her, but I can’t wait to find out.”

On tonight’s Live with Littlewood – US Special, we’ll be asking:

• States of emergency: Which US regions handled Covid best, and why?
• Disney Minus: Are corporations getting too “woke”?
• Burning down the House: Will soaring inflation sink Biden’s midterm hopes?

Host and IEA Director General Mark Littlewood will be joined by:

• Guy Bentley, Director of Consumer Freedom, Reason Foundation
• Greg Brooks, Co-founder & President, Better Cities Project
• Sarah Elliott, Spokeswoman, Republicans Overseas UK
• Stephen Kent, Author & Director of Operations, Echelon Insights
• Brooke Medina, Vice President of Communications, John Locke Foundation

Tune in from 6pm here

On tonight’s Live with Littlewood, we’ll be asking whether the Chancellor’s Spring Statement will provide the security he promises. Will the Tories ever slash taxes? Is state largesse here to stay? And how can the government go for growth?

IEA Director General Mark Littlewood will be joined by MP Greg Smith, Economist Vicky Pryce, Duncan Simpson of the TaxPayers’ Alliance and the IEA’s own Christopher Snowdon.

Tune in from 6pm here.

Mark Littlewood warns Rishi Sunak…

“We’re basically at the taxable limit of the economy… The priority should be growth, growth, growth.”

ON THE AGENDA…

• Free at last: As Trudeau and Johnson head in different directions, when might the pandemic end?
• Fast-tracked: Has Covid accelerated pre-existing trends in transport, consumer and working patterns?
• Punishing Putin? Will sanctions act as a deterrent?

ON THE PANEL…

• Sam Armstrong, Communications Director, Henry Jackson Society
• Andrew Lilico, Executive Director, Europe Economics
• Andy Mayer, Energy Analyst, Institute of Economic Affairs
• Ella Whelan, Journalist and Author

Tune in from 6pm on YouTube!

ON THE PANEL…

• Alex Deane, Political Commentator
• Dr Alan Mendoza, Executive Director, Henry Jackson Society
• John Rentoul, Chief Political Commentator, The Independent
• Dr Jamie Whyte, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs

They’ll be discussing:

• Eastern Europe in turmoil: What does the Ukraine crisis mean for Britain and the world?
• Let him eat cake: As Partygate rages on, is it still the economy, stupid?
• Omi-conned? Is it time we treated “scenarios” with more scepticism?

Join the debate from 6pm!