New Economics Foundation

Blog Childcare deserts: the reality of access to early years education How the current approach fails to support more low-income households to access care By Tom Pollard, Tom Stephens 01 May 2024 There has been intense media...

Publications Reclaiming our regions How combined authorities can help to build more inclusive local economies 25 April 2024 Download the report In 2023 the New Economics Foundation (NEF), the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES),...

Podcasts New Economics Podcast: Why is the benefits system failing disabled people Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Kaliya Franklin and Mikey Erhardt By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 23 April 2024 Almost three million people in the UK are unemployed and...

Blog Sharing the carbon pie with a frequent flyer levy How do we fly less without air travel becoming the preserve of the wealthy? By Alex Chapman 18 April 2024 We want to raise £20,000 through Big Give to campaign for a frequent flyer levy. To...

Blog Cost of housing homeless people skyrocketing for councils Amidst council bankruptcies, local authorities are spending more than ever on temporary accommodation. By Hollie Wright 11 April 2024 England’s housing crisis has reached boiling...

Podcasts New Economics Podcast: Should we be going for growth? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Kate Raworth and Michael Jacobs By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 10 April 2024 Britain’s favourite broadcaster David Attenborough once said: ​“Anyone who...

Blog Helping people into good jobs rather than just any job could save the government billions The government’s current approach is pushing people into lower paid jobs that leave many with inadequate and insecure incomes By Sam Tims 09 April 2024...

Blog Ending stealth subsidies to banks is vital — but so is scrapping our borrowing rules When a policy that would save billions doesn't create more spending headroom, our fiscal rules aren't fit for purpose By Dominic Caddick 29 March 2024 Gordon...

Blog What do Labour’s green finance plans mean for the UK and the climate crisis Reinstating the Bank of England’s climate remit would be a win for green finance but Labour must go further to achieve their Green Prosperity Plan By Theo Harris 25 March 2024...

Blog Flights, farmers and food Our government’s greed for ever more air travel could come back to bite them By Alex Chapman 20 March 2024 A wave of farmers’ protests has swept across Europe in recent months. Tractors blocked high streets and...