New Economics Foundation

“For many people, the economy just isn’t working for them”Our chief executive, Miatta Fahnbulleh, appeared on BBC2’s The Daily Politics. She discussed this week’s political stories, including the gender pay gap, possible effects of Brexit on prices, and life expectancy disparities. Watch Houses are seen largely as sources of wealth. And this is what’s wrong with our housing sectorSara...

Five years is a long time in politics, it was only in 2013 that energy price caps were ridiculed by the Conservatives in their campaign against ‘Red Ed’. But as increasing media scrutiny has...

Theresa May gave a big speech this week launching the new National Planning Policy Framework consultation. This is the latest attempt by the government to do something about the housing crisis. There...

Emily Scurrah, on Bangladeshi women building small businesses in Birmingham The movement must shine a light on women resisting intersecting layers of oppression – not just the most privileged A disproportionate focus on how professional, wealthy women resist structural oppression is rife within mainstream feminism. But acts of resistance are being undertaken by women all over the...

To create a green and sustainable economy, we need banks’ lending practices to align with sustainable finance goals. To achieve this, the EU parliament and the Committee for Economic and Monetary...

As the Guardian’s US correspondent, Gary Younge documented America’s social and economic challenges, the role of race in the country’s politics, and the deadly consequences of US gun laws. Now the...

Technology is transforming the world of money. Or at least that’s what the Bitcoin junkies would have you believe. They say digital currencies have arrived and are about to revolutionise the way we buy...

Thu 22 March 2018, 13:30 – 15:30, London The New Economics Foundation is pleased to host a major speech by Rachel Reeves MP, as she launches a pamphlet on a new political economy that can bridge our divides – one with work, family and local places at its heart. Rachel Reeves is MP for Leeds West. She is currently the chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select...

London is in the grips of an acute housing crisis. According to, London’s Deputy Mayor for Housing, James Murray, 80% of homes built in the capital are only affordable to 8% of people who live in...

Birmingham is the UK’s second largest city. It’s currently home to over 1.1million people and the population there is growing fast – between 2001-2011 the city grew by 10%. When you add to that the...