New Economics Foundation

Press Releases Chancellor’s annoucements a step in the right direction but not at scale needed tackle the crisis NEF responds to the Chancellor's economic update 08 July 2020 Miatta Fahnbulleh, Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation said:​“The Government is taking steps in the right direction. There is a new consensus emerging that says we don’t...

Coverage The Chancellor’s Summer mini-budget Miatta Fahnbulleh on Politics Live By Miatta Fahnbulleh 08 July 2020 Miatta discusses Briton’s reluctance to wear face masks, what to expect from the Chancellor’s economic statement, unconscious bias training and the crisis in the childcare sector. [embedded...

Coverage What should we expect from the chancellor’s mini-budget? Miatta Fahnbulleh on the Radio 4 Today Programme By Miatta Fahnbulleh 07 July 2020 Miatta says what she’d like to see announced in the economic statement, including a more staggered unwinding of the furlough scheme, investment in job...

Press Releases National house retrofit programme could save families over £400 per year and create 500,000 jobs Four-year programme would create a new National Retrofitting taskforce to oversee investment of over £100 billion to retrofit nearly 9 million homes 07 July 2020 A plan to retrofit 8.7 million homes by 2023/​24 could create over 500,000 new...

Press Releases Unemployment set to be above 2 million by Christmas 2021 without further government action Investing £28.3 billion in quick-to-deploy green infrastructure projects could create more than 400,000, full-time equivalent jobs by December 2021 06 July 2020 The level of unemployment is likely to be at least 2.2 million (6.4%) by December 2021,...

Blog What fishing can teach us about working conditions in the UK Fishing might seem like a unique job. But it's only the most extreme example of the dismal landscape facing workers. By Emily Scurrah 03 July 2020 2020 isn’t a good year for workers. But while grim unemployment forecasts might have been...

Podcasts Weekly Economics Podcast: The Hostile Environment during coronavirus Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by the JCWI's Zoe Gardner and Akram Salhab from Migrants Organise By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 03 July 2020 The end of June marked the anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush Generation in the UK,...

Coverage NEF in the news, June 2020 Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation 30 June 2020 PM needs a ​“proper plan” protecting public services and tackling inequality and climate changeMiatta went on Sky News to talk about the Build Back Better campaign.  Just 6% of UK public ​‘want a return to pre-pandemic economy’Polling commissioned by NEF for...

Publications Beneath the surface Labour vulnerability in the UK fishing industry By Griffin Carpenter, Chris Williams, Emily Scurrah 30 June 2020 Download the report The Covid-19 public health crisis has exposed...

Press Releases Government should cover 100% of nursery staff wages to protect the childcare sector from collapse Government intervention in childcare through national fund could avoid mass redundancies in the struggling sector 26 June 2020 The government should protect the childcare sector during the Covid-19 crisis by covering 100% of nursery staff...