New Economics Foundation

Videos Green credit guidance A green term funding scheme for a cooler future 02 September 2022 The Bank of England’s policy toolkit needs urgent updating in light of the climate and cost of living crises. Read the report. [embedded content]...

Videos Britain’s homes: telling a different story We need a new generation of social housing 15 August 2022 As people experience the terrifying realities of a cost-of-living squeeze and a climate emergency, more of us are unwilling to accept the cold, damp, unaffordable homes we live in. We need a new...

Blog Splitting the energy bill When oil and gas companies are making more money than they ever imagined, it’s time for a higher windfall tax By Chaitanya Kumar 13 August 2022 While the world’s oil and gas giants are raking in record profits,...

Blog A Gender Equal Living Income NEF aims to co-design solutions with people most impacted through women-led policy and action By Beti Baraki 05 August 2022 With inflation predicted to hit 10% this year, many people...

Blog The Jet Zero strategy is an abdication of responsibility to the planet and future generations Drawing a downward slanting line on a piece of paper and crossing your fingers is not a ‘strategy’ By Alex Chapman 28 July 2022 This article was...

Blog Tax and borrowing: what will we owe our grandchildren? Borrowing to preserve ecosystems – rather than fund tax cuts – is the fiscally responsible thing to do. By Frank van Lerven 26 July 2022 In Monday night’s Conservative leadership debate,...

Blog Keeping bills and carbon low – where next for policy? Options for energy market reform compared By Chaitanya Kumar 12 July 2022 The ongoing cost of living crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of the UK’s welfare system. A decade of...

Blog Will a national care service fix our broken system? Labour’s proposal might help bring some attention back to social care and the government’s failed reforms By Daniel Button 06 July 2022 Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,...

Blog Change the rules of green finance A letter to the government calling for an ambitious green finance strategy to tackle the cost of living crisis By Lukasz Krebel 05 July 2022 In anticipation of the new government Green Finance Strategy, the...

Blog Over 10 million households will struggle to meet the cost of living next April The rising cost of living isn't going away. So why has is the chancellor's support package going to expire in the spring? By Sam Tims, Lydia Prieg 24 June 2022...