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Reem Ibrahim wrote an article for CapX on the fertility gap and how economic growth can help. The article said: " Ultimately, the fertility crisis is a symptom of deeper economic malaise. A world where young people feel too financially constrained, and too overregulated, to start families. Government spending can’t buy more babies. But economic freedom can remove the barriers that stop people from having them. "That means liberalising planning rules so families can afford ho

Reem Ibrahim wrote an article about public sector pension liabilities in CapX . The article said: "The Chancellor could use the next few weeks to be bold. She could rethink what the Government should do, and where it should stop. Scrapping the triple lock, slashing unnecessary state expenditure (do we really need an £8bn Department for Culture, Media and Sport?) and reforming the gold-plated public sector pension system would be a start. "Without radical reform, Britain will

Reem Ibrahim wrote an article in FEE on the Government's plans for Digital ID. The article said: " It has finally happened. The British Government has announced plans to introduce mandatory Digital ID... "Almost 3 million people have signed a petition against the introduction of Digital ID. The Government’s response ignored these concerns, and began with “We will introduce a Digital ID within this Parliament…" "Perhaps Orwell ought to have been taken more seriously." Read t

Reem Ibrahim wrote an article in The Critic arguing that stamp duty should be abolished. The article said: "On Wednesday, at her keynote speech at Conservative Party Conference, Kemi Badenoch pledged to abolish stamp duty. She described it as a “bad tax, an unconservative tax”, and for that reason, “the next Conservative Government will abolish stamp duty on your home”.  "This is the single best tax reform that any Government could make to Britain’s tax system." Read the ful