New Economics Foundation

Blog Taking the climate crisis to the courts In recent years, individuals and communities have taken their governments and companies to court for climate inaction. And they’re having success. By Lucy Maxwell 24 November 2021 This is an article...

Blog This land is our land Who owns land in the UK influenced the industrial revolution and British colonial ambitions. And now it's a vital part of addressing the climate crisis. By Josina Calliste 22 November 2021 This is an article from the...

Blog 1.5°C is dead, long live 1.5°C We should draw motivation from the loss of this target and galvanise a much stronger public movement around it By Chaitanya Kumar 19 November 2021 “We are sinking, but so is everyone else”. Those were the...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: The future of work Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Amelia Horgan By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 19 November 2021 A record number of employees have quit their jobs in recent months, in what’s been dubbed the Great...

Blog Public debt and debt servicing costs: The nightmare that never was Debt servicing costs needn’t keep the chancellor up at night, maybe environmental breakdown should? By Frank van Lerven 19 November 2021 Not too long ago, the state of public...

Blog How can local people take action on things that matter to them? Learning from the Local Conversations Evaluation By Tiffany Lam 18 November 2021 How can local people build control and take action on things that matter to them? Our research...

Blog The turning tide As we square up to the climate emergency, politicians are starting to ruminate on how to get the public on board with the changes that need to happen. Here's where the public are at at. By Luke Murphy 15 November 2021 This is...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: Is our digital economy breeding misogyny? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Debbie Ging By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 12 November 2021 In August this year Jake Davison, a 22-year-old from Plymouth, went on a shooting...

Blog Earth, wind and fire After the smashing of the miners’ strike of the 1980s and the many mine and factory closures since, it’s no wonder that fossil-fuel workers are sceptical about plans for a green industrial revolution. By Rebekah Diski 12 November 2021...

Blog You can’t level up without a Green New Deal Our government wants to be known for two things: levelling up, and fighting the climate crisis. But they don’t really understand how the two are connected. By Miatta Fahnbulleh 10 November 2021 This...