▁we ▁should ▁give ▁no ▁indic ation ▁in ▁our ▁literature ▁that ▁we ▁are ▁working ▁to ▁educ ate ▁the ▁public ▁along ▁certain ▁lines ▁which ▁might ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁political ▁bias . ▁… ▁That ▁is ▁why ▁the ▁first ▁draft ▁[ of ▁the ▁IE A ' s ▁a ims ] ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁rather ▁c age y ▁terms ". ▁ ▁The ▁Social ▁Affairs ▁Unit ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁as ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁IE A ' s ▁economic ▁ideas ▁onto ▁the ▁battle ground ▁of ▁soci ology . ▁" With in ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁the ▁Social ▁Affairs ▁Unit ▁became ▁independent ▁from ▁the ▁IE A , ▁acqu iring ▁its ▁own ▁prem ises ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁the ▁IE A ▁created ▁a ▁Health ▁and ▁W elf are ▁Unit ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁these ▁aspects ▁of ▁social ▁policy . ▁Disc uss ing ▁the ▁IE A ' s ▁increasing ▁influence ▁under ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁" ad vent ▁of ▁Th atch er ism " ▁and ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁priv at isation , ▁Di eter ▁Ple h we , ▁a ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁at ▁the ▁W Z B ▁Berlin ▁Social ▁Science ▁Center , ▁has ▁written ▁that The ▁arg u ably ▁most ▁influ ential ▁think ▁tank ▁in ▁British ▁history ... ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁close ▁alignment ▁of ▁IE A ' s ▁ne oli ber al ▁ag enda ▁with ▁corpor ate ▁interests ▁and ▁the ▁prior