New Economics Foundation

Blog This is your brain on neoliberalism If you can’t afford to buy a new car or pay your rent, it’s your own fault – that’s what neoliberalism tells us. No wonder we’re in the midst of a mental health crisis. By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 26 October 2020 This is an article from the second issue of the New...

Blog A coal mine, trust, and just transition in Cumbria After its legacy of deindustrialisation, attempts to stop a new coal mine in West Cumbria have to bring along disenfranchised workers and communities. By Chaitanya Kumar 26 October 2020 An essential ingredient to achieving net-zero carbon emissions...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: the US election narrative war Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by communications expert and principle at ASO Communications, Anat Shenker-Osario By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 23 October 2020 The US presidential election is less than a fortnight away — and Donald Trump and Joe...

Blog Job Support Scheme leaves two million jobs unprotected Scheme likely to protect just 17% of jobs at risk from redundancy. By Alex Chapman, Lukasz Krebel, Alfie Stirling 21 October 2020 Last month, under significant pressure from businesses, unions and communities...

Blog Mental health and hope We have a choice about the sort of world we want to return to after the pandemic By Sofie Jenkinson, Margaret Welsh 19 October 2020 This is the editorial from the new issue of the New Economics Zine. You can read the full issue hereContent warning: this...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: What’s going on with Brexit? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Marley Morris, Associate Director for Immigration, Trade and EU relations at IPPR By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 16 October 2020 Brexit — remember it? Way back in the distant past of 2019 it felt like it was all...

Blog How to end the hostile environment in the NHS Evidence of its failures alone won't end the hostile environment - we need to get organised. By Daniel Button 16 October 2020 New research has found that migrants who need NHS care in England are denied treatment for an average of 37 weeks as a result...

Blog Target tax cuts at poorest families Changes to Universal Credit could lift 500,000 out of poverty. By Lukasz Krebel, Alfie Stirling, Sarah Arnold 13 October 2020 Last month’s unveiling of the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) was as disappointing as it was rushed. The...

Publications The New Economics Zine Issue 2: Is our economy making us sick? 10 October 2020 Download the zine Welcome to the second issue of the New Economics Zine, launched on World Mental Health Day. In this issue, we’re digging into what the economy has to do with our mental health.  Mental health...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: Building a caring economy Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by NEF's Sarah Arnold, Marion Sharples from the Women’s Budget Group and City University's Jo Littler. 09 October 2020 “We want to build back greener as we recover from Covid-19” — that was the message this week at the Prime Minister’s Conservative Party...