New Economics Foundation

Blog Our kids need a Great Homes Upgrade Children have a right to a decent standard of living. Our draughty homes are harming them. By Alex Firth 23 June 2022 Alex Firth is a senior children’s rights coordinator at Human Rights Watch.Children...

Publications Click here for care How the platform economy can impede high-quality childcare By Miranda Hall, Duncan McCann, Daniel Button 22 June 2022 Download the report...

Publications Between a rock and a hard place The case for a tiered reserve monetary policy framework By Frank van Lerven, Dominic Caddick 15 June 2022 Download the report...

Blog ‘Who cares if Miami is six metres underwater in 100 years?’ A senior banker’s comments show we can’t rely on banks to respond to the climate crisis By Lukasz Krebel 15 June 2022 Stuart Kirk, Global Head of Responsible Investment at HSBC Asset...

Blog Reversing the decline of social housing To tackle the housing crisis, we need to reform and replace the policies that underpin it By Simon Hill 08 June 2022 The term ​“affordable housing” to most people is about as...

Podcasts New Economics Podcast: How did the British Empire write the rules of today’s economy? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Dr Kojo Koram By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 30 May 2022 Outside of the frenzied headlines about woke warriors cancelling...

Blog The damaging legacy of right to buy Boris Johnson wants to extend right to buy to housing associations. But he's ignoring the grave costs of the policy. By Simon Hill 19 May 2022 In tough electoral times, politicians look for policies that...

Podcasts New Economics Podcast: Who owns the internet? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Dr James Muldoon By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 16 May 2022 What do you get the guy who has everything? A 44 billion dollar social media platform apparently. Elon...

Videos A Living Income A minimum income to ensure you can always afford life’s essentials. 05 May 2022 No matter what we do for a living or where we live, most of us want pretty similar things. A warm home, time with family and friends, a rewarding job. The Living Income means we can all have the peace...

Blog Losing the inflation race Poorly targeted policy is failing to prevent an income crisis By Sam Tims, Dominic Caddick 05 May 2022 The spring statement failed to support low- and middle- income households through the highest...