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Blog 10 years of hollowing out our benefits system If we’d stuck with the social security we had a decade ago, 1.5 million fewer people would be living in poverty By Sarah Arnold, Dominic Caddick, Lukasz Krebel 20 February 2021 Our...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: Vaccine Nationalism Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Common Wealth's Miriam Brett and Tahir Amin from the Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 15 February 2021 By the middle of January, 49 wealthy...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: Is outsourcing out of control? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by New Statesman’s Britain editor, Anoosh Chakelian and David Hall, founder of the PSIRU at the University of Greenwich By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 05 February 2021 Meagre food...

Blog The future of farming is agroecological The problem with our global food system – and how to fix it By Chris Williams 01 February 2021 In early January, the Oxford Real Farming Conference brought together over 5,000 people from all around the world to discuss how...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: Exposing the truth about modern slavery Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Emily Kenway, author of new book The Truth About Modern Slavery By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 29 January 2021 From Sports Direct warehouses to nail bars, awareness-raising...

Blog Five ways to make sure everyone can afford to isolate safely The government’s failure to support people to isolate threatens our public health By Lydia Prieg 29 January 2021 After seeing the highest daily death rates for the pandemic yet over the past few weeks, news...

Blog A raw deal for UK fishers Politicians haven't delivered on Brexit promises, leaving fishers feeling betrayed and lied to By Chris Williams 25 January 2021 Last week, fish and seafood exporters protested in London against the ​‘Brexit trade deal’. While a no-deal would...

Publications Shorter working week newsletter 8 European Network for the Fair Sharing of Working Time By Aidan Harper 20 January 2021 Download the newsletter The newsletter is published every few months and...

Blog Escaping green deprivation Johnson’s seven-mile cycle ride has been criticised, but many people in Britain have no choice but to travel to get safe access to green space By Alex Chapman, Jasmeet Phagoora 20 January 2021 When Boris Johnson rode out...

Blog NEF’s 2020 reading list A reading list of some of our most interesting work from this year, for you to digest over the festive season 28 December 2020 We’re really proud of the work that NEF has done this year, often in really challenging conditions. With this in mind, we have collated a reading list of some of our most...