New Economics Foundation

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: A climate conversation between two generations Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Ann Pettifor and Izzy Warren By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 09 July 2021 With the COP26 global climate conference coming up later this...

Publications The New Economics Zine Issue 3: What world do we want to return to? 09 July 2021 Download the zine 16 months after the UK went into its first lockdown, some things haven’t changed. The government is still obsessed with the size of...

Blog Risk but no return The government puts billions into research and development – so why doesn't it own a stake in the results? By Duncan McCann 05 July 2021 2021 is already looking like a big year for Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in the UK, with £5.6bn already...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: Greenwashing Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Alice Bell By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 02 July 2021 With the COP26 global climate conference coming up later this year, we’re going to spend the next five episodes of the podcast looking at some...

Publications Business in arrears Preventing collapse in sectors hardest hit by Covid-19 By Christian Jaccarini, Emmet Kiberd, Lydia Prieg 30 June 2021 Download the report...

Blog It’s time Europe stopped fetishising fiscal discipline We should prioritise more important outcomes - like creating well-paid green jobs and lifting millions out of poverty By Frank van Lerven 23 June 2021 This piece was originally published in the Financial Times as a...

Publications Greening finance to build back better A UK roadmap ahead of COP26 By Lukasz Krebel, Frank van Lerven, David Barmes 23 June 2021 Download the report With the UK...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: the Police Bill Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Zehrah Hasan and Becka Hudson By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 18 June 2021 Throughout the spring, hundreds of thousands of people across the country marched, signed petitions, and spoke out against...

Blog Not the right time to get pumped up about inflation Panicking about inflation right now could keep wages low and jeopardise our economic recovery By Dominic Caddick 18 June 2021 Inflation is Rishi Sunak’s worst nightmare. Economists are typically scared of...

Publications The UK’s living standards crisis The case for a living income By Sarah Arnold, Aidan Harper, Alfie Stirling 17 June 2021 Download the report The UK is in the...