New Economics Foundation

Publications “We’re all trying to do one thing: live” The impact of our social security system and how it needs to change, as told by the women who use it By Beti Baraki, Lucille Harvey, Brell Wilson, Emily Mitchell 03 October 2023 Download...

Blog A decade of austerity and growing national debt: why we need to reform the OBR Strengthening the independence of the OBR does nothing to address its detrimental short-termism By Dominic Caddick 27 September 2023 Last Friday Labour announced...

Blog Reducing the stealth subsidy to banks The banking sector is set to receive over £200bn from the Bank of England. Tiering reserves could save the public finances billions. By Dominic Caddick 22 September 2023 While the state has to deal with...

Publications Routes to nature Unlocking local access in England and Wales By Alex Chapman 20 September 2023 Download the report Public understanding of the critical role played by the...

Publications Who has a public right of way? An analysis of provision and inequity in England and Wales By Alex Chapman, Poorva Prabhu, Antony Scott 20 September 2023 Download the report...

Blog Who gets to be a kid? Young people of colour are perceived as ‘more adult’ than their peers - often with devastating consequences. By Hannah Francis 15 September 2023 This is an article from the sixth issue of the New Economics Zine. You can...

Publications The community right to buy How housing acquisitions can regenerate left behind communities, improve standards, and decarbonise homes By Alex Diner 14 September 2023 Download the report...

Blog At home in the housing movement When it comes to housing, it’s easy to think that young people are trapped in insecure rented homes while older people are comfortable homeowners. But for disabled people the story doesn’t quite match up. By Mikey Erhardt 12 September 2023...

Blog Draining every last drop of oil and gas won’t ease the cost of living crisis The oil and gas lobby is celebrating this government’s plan to expand North Sea oil and gas production. This may be good news for fossil fuel profits, but it is UK households who will pay the price By Theo Harris 06 September 2023...

Blog Childcare for every generation Children, parents and grandparents are all suffering because of our broken childcare system. So what needs to change and how we can learn from childcare activists of the past? By Veronica Deutsch 05 September 2023...