Fred Hicks is Senior Policy Adviser at IPSE, the self-employed association. He leads on the development of IPSE’s policy positions and campaigning on issues including IR35, tax, prompt payment and long-term savings for the self-employed. He most recently authored the association’s manifesto for the 2024 general election, ‘The Courage Economy’. He graduated from the University of East Anglia in 2018 with a master’s degree in public policy and public management.