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Blog All ages, one purpose Retired vicar Revd Mark Coleman was jailed for five weeks for sitting in a road as part of Insulate Britain’s protests. Now released from prison, he writes about his experience and the intergenerational solidarity of his fellow climate activists. By Revd Mark Coleman 01 September 2023...

Blog New EU fiscal rules jeopardise investment needed to combat climate crisis Limits will hit poor countries the hardest By Sebastian Mang, Dominic Caddick 31 August 2023 A desperately needed reform of the EU’s fiscal rules is...

Blog Trapped in poverty by our social security system ‘They don't even help you anymore, they don't actually do anything.’ Women speak out about their experiences of Jobcentres and social security. By Beti Baraki, Lucille Harvey 30 August 2023...

Blog Could you be our next trustee? We are seeking new trustees to join our board at NEF 30 August 2023 Can you help us build a new economy that works for people and planet? We are seeking new trustees to join our board at the New Economics Foundation. While long established, we are not a typical think...

Blog The anti-woke moral panic and the generational divide Young people are turning to the left while the older generations move to the right, well that's how the story goes. So why we might be seeing a political divergence along age lines? By Keir Milburn 29 August 2023...

Blog Come together How generational divide can be transformed into generational solidarity By Margaret Welsh, Katrina Gaffney 25 August 2023 “Woke generation know nothing about the world – their ignorance is dangerous and...

Publications The New Economics Zine: Issue 6 Generational warfare or generational solidarity? 25 August 2023 Download the report We’re very excited to present to you the sixth issue of the New Economics Zine, which takes a look at the...

Publications Delivering a National Energy Guarantee Meeting net-zero targets while protecting households against future price shocks By Alex Chapman, Chaitanya Kumar 25 August 2023 Download the report...

Publications From compliance to engagement Rethinking the use of conditionality in our social security system By Tom Pollard 23 August 2023 Download the report There has been growing...

Blog People on the lowest incomes are paying tax on even more of their salary under this government Freezing the tax free allowance is an effective tax rise for workers on the lowest incomes, with no promise of extra support for them from this government By Dominic Caddick 12 August 2023...