The gender wealth gap sits at 21% - much higher than the wage gap - so why don't we hear anything about it? @ignaciapinto.bsky.social of @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social explains why taxing wealth is a feminist issue in a guest blog. neweconomics.org/2025/09/taxi...

"The government haven't really interrogated the detail of exactly how this is going to help the UK economy." Alex Chapman explains why Gatwick expansion won't deliver the boost to prosperity the country needs💯

Some of the UK’s most distinguished economists have written to the Chancellor warning that fiscal sustainability will not be achieved “without a significant further increase in public investment” to drive economic growth: www.thetimes.com/article/5acc...

Just so we're clear this is a decision more in the interests of airport executives than ordinary people. The secretary of state has gone against the government's own expert advisors to do this.

Slowing quantitative tightening is a double-edged sword: it will ease pressure in bond markets but also tighten the constraints the chancellor has imposed on herself through her fiscal rules. Our reaction to today's Bank of England decision neweconomics.org/2025/09/toda...

The decision to hold interest rates is simply prolonging the damage that three years of high borrowing costs has already done. 1/3

Net zero is being sucked into the culture war because so far, green policies haven't been designed to be in the interests of most people. NEF's @alchap.bsky.social on the latest episode of the New Economics Podcast

Government budgets and spending reviews have become a scramble over how to fix a short-term, arbitrarily determined, so-called "fiscal black hole". @jayasood.bsky.social spoke to @politicshome.bsky.social about how the autumn budget could be a wasted opportunity to improve lives.

"In the UK, these fiscal events have unfortunately become a scramble over how to fix a short-term, arbitrarily determined, so-called 'fiscal black hole." @jayasood.bsky.social on the upcoming autumn budget in @politicshome.bsky.social www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Steady overall inflation rates will mean very little for people when the price of their food shop keeps rising. Families can’t afford the basics but this government is yet to take responsibility for keeping prices stable. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One-off investment headlines don’t fix a stagnating economy with high inflation and broken public services. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The boom in purchases of large SUVs comes with a long list of hidden social costs - from road accidents and clogged streets, to more emissions and lower efficiency. As a bare minimum, SUVs should be fairly taxed. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

Episode one of the latest series of the New Economics podcast is out now! @faizashaheen.bsky.social and @alchap.bsky.social join Ayeisha Thomas-Smith to discuss where it's all gone wrong for Labour and why so many people are turning to Reform?

💥Get ready... the New Economics Podcast is coming back to your feeds this week! From political turmoil to the arms trade to extreme wealth, we'll be digging into the biggest economic and political issues shaping our world today.

🚨 PANEL EVENT Join us for a panel & drinks reception unpacking fresh insights from our new project — Who Owns Britain? — which investigates who owns our essential services & how we can rebuild the country. 🗓️ 30/09 7PM 📍 Labour Party Conference 🔗 RSVP www.eventbrite.com/e/who-owns-b...

ICYMI: 💪Communities know how to solve the problems they face. So, as inequality has grown, “by-and-for" organisations have been gaining attention. Our new report looks at how they have been delivering lasting change – despite the challenges they face. neweconomics.org/2025/09/buil...

What if you never had to pay more than 5% of your income on childcare? That's our proposal with Pregnant Then Screwed, discussed on @itvnews.bsky.social neweconomics.org/2025/07/the-...

Friendly reminder to the government: other think tanks are available 👋

Over 5 years, this government will subsidise private landlords' income by over £70bn - that's more than six times the affordable housing budget (£11.5bn). We're using public funds to prop up the private-rented sector. Our research in today's @novaramedia.com piece novaramedia.com/2025/09/10/h...

The majority of people are still concerned about climate change - but this new polling shows why we need to make the case for climate action that reduces existing inequalities and improves peoples lives. www.thetimes.com/article/a339...

It's not right that energy bills are still so high that families are struggling to keep up with payments. We desperately need a National Energy Guarantee to provide affordable energy for people. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

Louise Haigh is right to call out the self-inflicted damage caused by this government's fiscal rules in this article. It echoes our calls for a new macroeconomic framework that's actually fit for purpose. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

The chancellor is right that the government needs to play a more active role in tackling inflation - but her ideas on how (deregulation, suppressing wages, and sticking to her fiscal rules) are wrong. Here's why and what she should do instead🔽 www.ft.com/content/7732...

We need to reform the tax system to tackle extreme wealth inequality and fight the climate crisis. Alex Chapman on Times Radio.

💪Communities know how best to solve the problems they face. So, as inequality has grown, “by-and-for" organisations have been gaining attention. Our new report looks at how they have been delivering lasting change – despite the challenges they face. neweconomics.org/2025/09/buil...

The government wants a new generation of new towns. Done right, they can help end the housing emergency by putting social homes at the heart of communities. Our new report with @Shelter sets out how to do this and avoid pitfalls. 👇 1/4

🌟VACANCY: Head of social policy🌟 We are looking for an expert to lead the development of our thinking across public service reform, social security and housing. 🗓️Deadline: 14 September 1/2

In Britain today, a nurse pays a higher tax rate than a hedge fund manager. That’s because we tax work more than wealth - and it’s costing us all. 1/3

Reform’s climate policies would cost more than 60,000 jobs and wipe £92 billion off the UK economy. Our research referenced in today's @DeSmog.com report 1/2

This is a no-brainer - scrapping the two-child limit is the quickest and simplest way to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. We found that scrapping the would also reduce the economic cost of child poverty by £3.2bn a year. neweconomics.org/2024/10/capp...

UK 30y gilt yields hit 5.7% yesterday - the highest in G7. Even the US borrows cheaper after firing a Fed governor. Yields are rising everywhere, but why are UK bonds being punished so harshly & what does it mean for the Autumn Budget? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Kemi Badenoch's latest nonsense announcement on North Sea oil + gas will only serve the super-rich shareholders and oil executives who stand to profit, while the rest of us continue to suffer sky-high bills and watch climate disasters tear through our communities.

🗓️AUTUMN BUDGET ANNOUNCED FOR 26 NOV🗓️ Rachel Reeves' decisions about government spending will be determined by the OBR's economic forecasts. The problem? The OBR was set up to provide cover for austerity, leaving our fiscal decisionmaking with a serious democratic deficit. ⬇️

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It's not just the UK - long-term borrowing costs have risen across several major wealthy economies. What does this tell us? That bond market are predicting higher government deficits, and persistent inflation and high interest rates. This isn't good news for us. 1/3

Sucking up to fossil fuel corporations while sticking the rest of us with higher bills. We were exposed to the energy crisis after the invasion of Ukraine because of our dependence on oil + gas. Staying yoked to fossil fuels will leave us at the mercy of energy price spikes. 1/2

Fantastic opportunity to join NEF's brilliant economy and environment team!

We are sending billions in stealth subsidies to banks. Changing to a "tiered reserves" system could save the public purse billions. Our proposal in @newstatesman.com www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

In one year, councils bought back 1,500 in the first year of the "right to buy back" scheme. This programme will start saving money within 16 years. Our research in the Mirror coverage of new @cmmonwealth.bsky.social report. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

✨OPPORTUNITY: Researcher (Environment & Net Zero) 🕐 Full-time (32hr week) 📍 London-based (hybrid) 🪙 £42,868 - £45,850 🗓️ DL: 28 Sept 2025 Do you want to shape bold, evidence-based environmental policy and drive systemic change? Apply now👇 neweconomics.org/about/work-w...

Since 2022, the Bank of England has quietly cost the Treasury £80bn, in a hidden transfer to commercial banks larger than many government department budgets. This is billions of pounds that could have otherwise been spent on public services. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

New research💡we ran a test and learn pilot with Camden council to explore ways of engaging with people who are out of work because of ill-health or disability. This paper sets out insights from the pilot and how they can be built on across the county. neweconomics.org/2025/08/incr...

My final piece of work for @neweconomics.bsky.social was a collaboration with Camden Council & a brilliant team of staff there We ran a test & learn pilot to explore how to increase voluntary engagement with employment support among ill & disabled residents 1/3

Nurses, teachers, posties - all pay national insurance on their income, so why should a landlord who makes money from rent be exempt? www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

The government's 30 hours of free childcare scheme is being rolled out today - but let's get some facts straight. 1. The 30 hours only accounts for term time, when these hours are spread over a year it comes to less than 23 hours of free childcare a week.

Will selling off community centres, sports clubs & nurseries fix the local authority funding crisis? No. Will giving more councils the power to borrow in the short-term to fund everyday services fix the local government funding crisis? Also no. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We currently have two exciting vacancies in the NEF team: - Head of social policy - Assistant researcher (economy) Find out more about these roles and apply here: neweconomics.org/about/work-w...

The OBR provided cover for George Osborne's austerity policies. If this government actually wants to end austerity, they need to break from it. Dominic Caddick spoke on @lbc.co.uk about our proposal to replace the OBR

"When PFI projects failed it carried devastating consequences, from huge costs levied on hospitals, to state-of-the-art schools having to close down." @maxmosley.bsky.social spoke to @theguardian.com about the prospect of a repeat of the PFI disasters. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Greater London Authority bought back 1,500 ex-council homes in one year of its right to buy back scheme. If rolled out nationally, it would start saving money within 16 years. Our research in @theguardian.com coverage of a new @cmmonwealth.bsky.social report www.theguardian.com/society/2025...