New Economics Foundation

Blog A fork in the road Navigating the fork in the road By Margaret Welsh 02 November 2021 This is the editorial from the fourth issue of the New Economics Zine. You can read the full issue here.Over the last few years there’s been a...

Publications The New Economics Zine Issue 4: Is a greener world possible? 02 November 2021 Download the issue Over the last few years there’s been a transformation in how the public thinks and talks about the climate crisis. Thanks to the work...

Blog Explainer: what is Cop26? The UN climate conference will take place in Glasgow next week. Here's everything you need to know. By Michael Jacobs 29 October 2021 The UN climate change conference, Cop26, takes place in Glasgow over the next...

Blog No place like home The minimum wage doesn’t apply to live-in nannies and au pairs, which allows employers to abuse and exploit these workers By Miranda Hall, Veronica Deutsch 28 October 2021 This week, the Low Pay...

Blog 40 new UK fossil-fuel projects emitting triple the UK’s annual emissions could be approved by 2025 With the UN climate summit on our doorstep, why is the government still supporting new climate-wrecking fossil-fuel projects? By Rebekah Diski 28 October 2021...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: Is austerity back? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Frank van Lerven and Dora Meade By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 26 October 2021 At the height of the pandemic, politicians promised to do whatever it took to keep the...

Publications Upskilling Britain for a high-wage future A Future Skills Scheme will help workers and support the transition to a low-carbon economy By Alex Chapman, Chaitanya Kumar, Alfie Stirling 26 October 2021...

Publications Calling time Replacing the fiscal rules with fiscal referees By Frank van Lerven, Alfie Stirling, Lydia Prieg 25 October 2021 Download the report...

Blog Stepping back from the cliff edge Together we can build an alternative to universal credit By Michael Pugh 22 October 2021 What does it feel like to fall off a cliff? ​“We’ve had 25 of our members commit suicide in the last 18 months, we fear...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: What really happens at a UN climate summit? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Nathan Thanki By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 15 October 2021 In a few weeks’ time, 25,000 people will descend on Glasgow. They are coming for...