such ▁as ▁Jersey ) ▁benef ited ▁the ▁wider ▁economy , ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁dimin ish ▁tax ▁ ▁reven ues ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁The ▁report ▁recommended ▁that ▁their ▁status ▁be ▁protected . ▁The ▁IE A ▁did ▁not ▁disc lose ▁the ▁fund ing ▁from ▁Jersey ▁Fin ance . ▁A ▁similar ▁IE A ▁report ▁about ▁neighbour ing ▁Gu ern sey ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁financial ▁services ▁industry ▁there . ▁Following ▁these ▁revel ations , ▁the ▁IE A ▁said ▁that ▁fund ing ▁they ▁received ▁never ▁influenced ▁the ▁conclus ions ▁of ▁reports , ▁and ▁that ▁their ▁output ▁was ▁independent ▁and ▁free ▁from ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest . ▁ ▁Fre er ▁launch ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Fre er ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁positive ▁message ▁of ▁liberal , ▁supply - side ▁Conserv ative ▁renew al . ▁Fre er ▁held ▁two ▁meet ings ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Conserv ative ▁conference ▁( with ▁none ▁in ▁any ▁other ▁political ▁parties ' ▁con ferences ) ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁the ▁IE A , ▁remaining ▁entirely ▁within ▁its ▁struct ural ▁and ▁organis ational ▁control . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁minister s ▁and ▁MP s ▁( not ably ▁Michael ▁G ove ▁and ▁L iz ▁Tr uss ) ▁spoke ▁at ▁the ▁organisation ' s ▁launch . ▁Tr uss ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁ne oli ber al ▁" T ory ▁revolution " ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁" U ber - rid ing , ▁Air b nb - ing , ▁Del iver oo - e ating ▁freedom