New Economics Foundation

Blog People on the lowest incomes are paying tax on even more of their salary under this government Freezing the tax free allowance is an effective tax rise for workers on the lowest incomes, with no promise of extra support for them from this government By Dominic Caddick 12 August 2023...

Blog The New Economics podcast reading list Our reading recommendations from the latest series of the podcast for you to dig in to over the summer By Katrina Gaffney 31 July 2023 From housing to unions, the care crisis to consultancies, the latest...

Blog What is it you do? Why NEF organises to build power in local communities By Rebecca Winson 27 July 2023 For a very long time, I have been used to explaining what an organiser does. A number of people — a surprising 100% of them men — think my...

Blog Why the climate crisis means higher prices Extreme heat across the world is contributing to high inflation in the UK By Chaitanya Kumar 21 July 2023 Greedflation, shrinkflation, eggflation, greenflation: we’ve been introduced to a lot of new,...

Blog Much ado about high interest The money’s there to tackle the cost of living crisis, but our politicans don’t want to spend it By Dominic Caddick 21 July 2023 This government urgently needs to help people through the cost of living crisis and...

Videos Bigger airports: don’t believe the hype Bigger airports and more flights aren't good for the economy or ordinary families. 19 July 2023 Bigger airports and more flights aren’t good for the economy or ordinary families. The only people they benefit are wealthy executives and shareholders who are...

Blog Investing in universal early years education pays for itself Extending high-quality provision to those on low incomes brings biggest benefits By Jeevun Sandher, Thomas Stephens 18 July 2023 High-quality, universal early...

Publications Losing altitude The economics of air transport in Great Britain By Alex Chapman 17 July 2023 Download the report The environmental downsides of growth in flight numbers are...

Blog Migrant agricultural workers face absolute poverty while supermarkets profit New report reveals exploitation and sets out vital reforms By Christian Jaccarini 12 July 2023 We need up to 60,000 seasonal workers every...

Blog Remembering our wonderful chair, Lord Bob Kerslake Bob chaired NEF since 2019 and his absence will be deeply felt by all of us. 12 July 2023 We are all heartbroken by the news that our wonderful chair Lord Bob Kerslake has passed away after a short battle with cancer. Bob was an incredible leader...