New Economics Foundation

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...

Are we talking about the economy in completely the wrong way? Framing the Economy is the largest ever study of how the British public understand the economy and how progressive organisations might...

No matter how you look at it, fracking as a large-scale endeavour for the UK seems pretty screwed. The finances of frackers are creaking. Local councils are simply refusing to roll over in the face of...

Our CEO, Miatta Fahnbulleh, spoke on BBC Question Time this month about the Prime Minister’s failure to fight inequality, and how the obsessive focus on Brexit draws attention from urgent issues. Watch here How language duped us into austerity Our report on Framing the Economy was covered by The Guardian and VICE UK NHS land sell-off to house nurses branded “short on hard evidence” in...

There’s been a panic in the stock markets in recent weeks after the Dow Jones plunged more than 1000 points on a single Monday in the first week of February. When the stock market plunges should we all...

Today people of all nationalities will be coming together to celebrate the contribution of migrants to UK society. 1 Day Without Us is a day of action that invites us to dance, cook, volunteer, or...