Nadhim Zahawi joins the Adam Smith Institute as he warns of burden of 'ever-higher taxes'

Nadhim Zahawi has warned against the burden of “ever-higher taxes” and “overzealous and stifling regulation” while announcing he will take up a role with a free market think tank. Mr Zahawi writes: “For too long, we have struggled with chronically low productivity and sluggish growth, ever-higher taxes, overzealous and stifling regulation, and a planning system that blocks housing and new infrastructure. So I am excited to announce that I am joining the Adam Smith Institute, the venerable think tank dedicated to applying his thinking to the challenges of the modern world.” Tories set to overtake New Labour’s 13-year stretch It is the latest sign in recent weeks of senior figures within the Conservative Party beginning to look at what the party's policy platform could be for the next general election and beyond. ‘Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice.’ “By liberating the imaginative genius of entrepreneurs and wealth creators from undue restrictions, we can reap the rewards of well-paid jobs, higher tax receipts and the best new goods and services.