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Coverage NEF in the news, July Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation 09 July 2020 The chancellor’s economic statement on the UK’s post-pandemic recovery Miatta Fahnbulleh appeared on BBC News, Sky News, BBC 2 Politics Live and BBC Radio 4 to talk about the mini-Budget and lay out what the government should do to protect and create jobs in its...

Coverage Response to the Chancellor’s economic statement Miatta Fahnbulleh on BBC News By Miatta Fahnbulleh 08 July 2020 Miatta argues that the Chancellor didn’t go far enough to protect and create jobs in his economic statement. [embedded content] Campaigns...

Coverage The Chancellor’s economic statement on the UK’s post-pandemic recovery Miatta Fahnbulleh on Sky News By Miatta Fahnbulleh 08 July 2020 Miatta argues the best way to create jobs as part of the UK’s Covid-19 economic recovery is to invest in green infrastructure and public services.  [embedded...

Blog Mini-Budget: Recovery begins at home It's great that the chancellor wants to upgrade our draughty homes, but the money will barely touch the sides. By Hanna Wheatley 08 July 2020 It’s reassuring to see that the chancellor has put home energy efficiency front-and-centre of his green jobs plan in...

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...