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Blog Party manifestos have little energy for our sky-high energy bills Bills are due to rise again this winter, but we found little on offer to fix this from the main political parties. By Alex Chapman 28 June 2024 As the election period reaches...
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Publications A piece of the housing puzzle Context, barriers and opportunities for community housing in the north-east By Martin Wood, Abi O'Connor 20 June 2024 Download the report...
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Blog The politics of “welfare” has distorted public perceptions of social security New polling commissioned by NEF suggests that most people don’t have a clear sense of the level of support people currently receive By Tom Pollard 17 June 2024...
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Blog Scrap fiscal rules and stop subsidising banks to fix our broken economy Instead of coming up with fiscal tricks that move costs around we need policies that will make a real difference By Dominic Caddick 12 June 2024 In the past five years,...
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Podcasts Neoliberalism: the invisible ideology, with George Monbiot Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by George Monbiot By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 11 June 2024 We live under an invisible ideology. It tells us that we are not citizens but consumers. That...
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Publications Switching to social rent Delivering the homes we need through the Affordable Homes Programme By Sam Tims 06 June 2024 Download the report The housing emergency in England...
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Blog Benefits debt deductions trapping people in poverty and debt DWP taking £1.6bn a year from low-income households for debt repayments By Sam Tims, Hollie Wright 02 June 2024 The erosion of our income safety net is no...
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