New Economics Foundation

Blog For the love of the planet From the climate crisis to mass extinction to acidifying oceans, we’re living through an environmental emergency. What is this doing to our mental health? By David Powell 15 December 2020 This is an article from the second issue of the New Economics Zine. You can read the...

Blog Racism is driving us mad BAME people can't access mental health services as easily as their white counterparts – and why, when they do get support, they have lower recovery rates By Samara Linton 14 December 2020 This is an article from the second issue of the New Economics Zine. You can read the...

Blog Green and pleasant land As we imagine the world we want to live in after the pandemic, the role of the parks, gardens and green space in our mental health is vital By Sofie Jenkinson 11 December 2020 This is an article from the second issue of the New Economics Zine. You can read the full issue...

Blog Coastal communities in the time of Covid In November, we hosted a webinar series on the urgent needs of coastal areas and how nature and people on the coast are key to a green and fair recovery. By Fernanda Balata 04 December 2020 In 2015, we put out a paper outlining a common vision for coastal...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: Finding hope during and after the pandemic Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by researcher and author, Christine Berry and Farzana Khan, executive director and co-founder of Healing Justice London By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 01 December 2020 Joe Biden has defeated Donald...

Blog The case for a four-day week A new book argues that shorter working time should be at the heart of post-pandemic recovery. By Anna Coote, Aidan Harper 27 November 2020 The Case for a Four Day Week by Anna Coote, Aidan Harper and Alfie Stirling Shorter working time should be at the...

Blog How to create 6,500 social homes overnight We will need much more social housing in the economic fallout of the pandemic. This is a good place to start. By Rose Grayston 25 November 2020 Did you know housing associations and councils own almost 11,000 fully-built but unsold homes, intended for...

Publications Winter plan for jobs, incomes and communities How to ensure that everyone has enough to live on through the crisis and create good jobs that protect our planet. 23 November 2020 Download the pamphlet Coronavirus has upturned our lives and this winter is set to be the most challenging...

Publications The cost of data inadequacy The economic impacts of the UK failing to secure an EU data adequacy decision By Duncan McCann, Oliver Patel, Javier Ruiz 23 November 2020 Download the report Following the...

Blog Deal or no deal Are the scales now tipping back in favour of the status quo for UK fishing? By Chris Williams 19 November 2020 As anyone who has been reading the NEF blog over the past few years will recognise, fisheries — while only making up a tiny part of the UK economy — has developed totemic...