New Economics Foundation

Anna Coote, Principal Fellow at NEF, has been named one of the Mayor of London’s Sustainable Development CommissionersMore on her appointment and the other Commissioners here. Land is Britain’s most valuable asset – what does this mean for our economy?Sara Mahmoud spoke to the Daily Mail and Reuters about the Office of National Statistics’ new figures.   Could automated technology usher...

Fisheries ministers risk damaging our natural resources beyond repair by consistently setting fishing limits above scientific advice. This is our third year running a series of briefings to identify...

This article was originally published on Brave New Europe Economic inequalities are intolerably high across Europe.  How to narrow the gap? A new study suggests that it is time to think afresh about...

Over the last three years, we’ve been developing the Blue New Deal – a plan to revitalise the UK’s coastal communities. It’s part of our work with people all over the country to make real change happen now. This film tells the story of Graham Doswell, a third-generation small-scale fisherman from Eastbourne who with NEF, has led an effort to secure a better future for the inshore...

Like so many small-scale fleets across the UK, fishers in Eastbourne have been squeezed to the point of extinction. That’s why four years ago, local fisherman Graham Doswell decided it was time for the...

Figures released today by the Office of National Statistics show that UK wealth grew nearly 10% during 2016. The largest rise on record, this puts the UK’s total net worth at £9.8 trillion. But far...

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Banging on about oil and gas when you’re supposed to be talking about low-carbon energy is like talking about the wonders of lard when you’re meant to be getting people to eat more greens. The...

By 2046 almost one in four people will be 65 or older. So it is right that the Government’s industrial strategy, published this week, sets out as one of its four ‘Grand Challenges’ to meet the needs of...

The relationship between Brexit and democracy is fraught. For many, the vote to leave the European Union was a moment in which ‘the people’ were finally able to make their voice heard. But where are...