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After years of austerity and a prolonged cost-of-living crisis, households are really struggling. Investment is essential. The Chancellor's budget must provide the support needed.
NEF's senior economist @jayasood.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk.
NEF's senior economist @jayasood.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk.
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
After years of austerity and a prolonged cost-of-living crisis, households are really struggling. Investment is essential. The Chancellor's budget must provide the support needed.
NEF's senior economist @jayasood.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk.
NEF's senior economist @jayasood.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk.
Our deputy chief executive, @hannahpeaker.bsky.social, spoke to @lbc.co.uk about what the Chancellor's budget needs to do this Wednesday.
She calls for an ambitious "honest budget", that uses progressive taxes on the wealthiest, smart borrowing, and targeted investment.
She calls for an ambitious "honest budget", that uses progressive taxes on the wealthiest, smart borrowing, and targeted investment.
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our deputy chief executive, @hannahpeaker.bsky.social, spoke to @lbc.co.uk about what the Chancellor's budget needs to do this Wednesday.
She calls for an ambitious "honest budget", that uses progressive taxes on the wealthiest, smart borrowing, and targeted investment.
She calls for an ambitious "honest budget", that uses progressive taxes on the wealthiest, smart borrowing, and targeted investment.
NEW EPISODE: Is the AI bubble about to burst?
Is the dotcom crash a vision of our future? Has the AI hype outpaced profits? And if the bubble bursts, what does it mean for the rest of us?
Ayeisha is joined by Eleanor Shearer from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @carsjung.bsky.social from @ippr.org 1/
Is the dotcom crash a vision of our future? Has the AI hype outpaced profits? And if the bubble bursts, what does it mean for the rest of us?
Ayeisha is joined by Eleanor Shearer from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @carsjung.bsky.social from @ippr.org 1/
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
NEW EPISODE: Is the AI bubble about to burst?
Is the dotcom crash a vision of our future? Has the AI hype outpaced profits? And if the bubble bursts, what does it mean for the rest of us?
Ayeisha is joined by Eleanor Shearer from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @carsjung.bsky.social from @ippr.org 1/
Is the dotcom crash a vision of our future? Has the AI hype outpaced profits? And if the bubble bursts, what does it mean for the rest of us?
Ayeisha is joined by Eleanor Shearer from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @carsjung.bsky.social from @ippr.org 1/
Our chief executive @dhnnjyn.bsky.social calls for G20 leaders to take decisive action to fix the foundations of a broken global economy, and guarantee equal distribution of wealth.
Watch👇
Watch👇
Good to talk to @ajenglish.bsky.social about the #G20SouthAfrica Leaders' Declaration.
The report I mention is "G20 at a Crossroads" by @neweconomics.bsky.social @cesr.bsky.social IEJ, CPS & Transforma can be found at neweconomics.org/2025/11/the-g2…
The report I mention is "G20 at a Crossroads" by @neweconomics.bsky.social @cesr.bsky.social IEJ, CPS & Transforma can be found at neweconomics.org/2025/11/the-g2…
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Our chief executive @dhnnjyn.bsky.social calls for G20 leaders to take decisive action to fix the foundations of a broken global economy, and guarantee equal distribution of wealth.
Watch👇
Watch👇
Scrapping the two-child limit and focusing on benefit fraud in the #AutumnBudget? Here's what we think ⬇️
Scrapping the two-child limit is long overdue. It would lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty with the stroke of a pen. 1/4
Scrapping the two-child limit is long overdue. It would lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty with the stroke of a pen. 1/4
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Scrapping the two-child limit and focusing on benefit fraud in the #AutumnBudget? Here's what we think ⬇️
Scrapping the two-child limit is long overdue. It would lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty with the stroke of a pen. 1/4
Scrapping the two-child limit is long overdue. It would lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty with the stroke of a pen. 1/4
A new episode of the New Economics Podcast with Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is out this week.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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❤️🩹 £250m+ has been taken as profit over 3yrs by private companies running social care services in 3 English regions.
- Including by 💸 private equity firms & organisations based in 🏖️ tax havens.
Read our new #RORE report to find out more👇
neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi...
- Including by 💸 private equity firms & organisations based in 🏖️ tax havens.
Read our new #RORE report to find out more👇
neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi...
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
❤️🩹 £250m+ has been taken as profit over 3yrs by private companies running social care services in 3 English regions.
- Including by 💸 private equity firms & organisations based in 🏖️ tax havens.
Read our new #RORE report to find out more👇
neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi...
- Including by 💸 private equity firms & organisations based in 🏖️ tax havens.
Read our new #RORE report to find out more👇
neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi...
"We're living through an inequality emergency".
NEF chief exec. @dhnnjyn.bsky.social is in Johannesburg ahead of the G20 summit calling on leaders to take action.
We need:
💸 taxes on the super-rich
💰 corporate taxes
🌍 real action on climate change
Watch. Share. Demand your government acts now.
NEF chief exec. @dhnnjyn.bsky.social is in Johannesburg ahead of the G20 summit calling on leaders to take action.
We need:
💸 taxes on the super-rich
💰 corporate taxes
🌍 real action on climate change
Watch. Share. Demand your government acts now.
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"We're living through an inequality emergency".
NEF chief exec. @dhnnjyn.bsky.social is in Johannesburg ahead of the G20 summit calling on leaders to take action.
We need:
💸 taxes on the super-rich
💰 corporate taxes
🌍 real action on climate change
Watch. Share. Demand your government acts now.
NEF chief exec. @dhnnjyn.bsky.social is in Johannesburg ahead of the G20 summit calling on leaders to take action.
We need:
💸 taxes on the super-rich
💰 corporate taxes
🌍 real action on climate change
Watch. Share. Demand your government acts now.
Today’s price cap still leaves the typical household paying almost £700 more than before the crisis.
That’s because underlying costs, from networks to policy charges, haven’t fallen enough to give people real relief this winter. 1/3
That’s because underlying costs, from networks to policy charges, haven’t fallen enough to give people real relief this winter. 1/3
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today’s price cap still leaves the typical household paying almost £700 more than before the crisis.
That’s because underlying costs, from networks to policy charges, haven’t fallen enough to give people real relief this winter. 1/3
That’s because underlying costs, from networks to policy charges, haven’t fallen enough to give people real relief this winter. 1/3
“The government should absolutely be rethinking property tax, and not least because this is one of the most economically efficient ways to raise funds for our starved public services.
“But doing this in a haphazard way risks perpetuating the inequalities our current system creates... 1/2
“But doing this in a haphazard way risks perpetuating the inequalities our current system creates... 1/2
Reeves urged to ‘grasp the nettle’ with wholesale reset of council tax
Experts say chancellor should go further than rumoured plan to update value of homes in top three bands
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
“The government should absolutely be rethinking property tax, and not least because this is one of the most economically efficient ways to raise funds for our starved public services.
“But doing this in a haphazard way risks perpetuating the inequalities our current system creates... 1/2
“But doing this in a haphazard way risks perpetuating the inequalities our current system creates... 1/2
NEW: The Treasury could save almost £5bn a year by ending interest payments to Bank of England - enough to scrap the two-child benefit limit.
"The Osborne-era policy of the Treasury covering the Bank of England’s losses makes no economic sense," says @DominicCaddick 1/3
"The Osborne-era policy of the Treasury covering the Bank of England’s losses makes no economic sense," says @DominicCaddick 1/3
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
NEW: The Treasury could save almost £5bn a year by ending interest payments to Bank of England - enough to scrap the two-child benefit limit.
"The Osborne-era policy of the Treasury covering the Bank of England’s losses makes no economic sense," says @DominicCaddick 1/3
"The Osborne-era policy of the Treasury covering the Bank of England’s losses makes no economic sense," says @DominicCaddick 1/3
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🚨| Plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period from five to 10 years will only deepen uncertainty and financial hardship for internationally educated nursing staff.
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Almost 50,000 nursing staff could leave UK under proposed new visa rules, RCN warns | News | Royal College of Nursing
We’re urging ministers to scrap plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period, which could deepen the staffing crisis and put patient care at risk
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨| Plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period from five to 10 years will only deepen uncertainty and financial hardship for internationally educated nursing staff.
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Can we disrupt the far-right pipeline? How should progressives be shifting narratives online?
Dunya Kamal tells us how the @tuc.org.uk do it, on the latest ep of the New Economics Podcast.
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Dunya Kamal tells us how the @tuc.org.uk do it, on the latest ep of the New Economics Podcast.
Subscribe here so you never miss an episode linktr.ee/neweconomics...
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Can we disrupt the far-right pipeline? How should progressives be shifting narratives online?
Dunya Kamal tells us how the @tuc.org.uk do it, on the latest ep of the New Economics Podcast.
Subscribe here so you never miss an episode linktr.ee/neweconomics...
Dunya Kamal tells us how the @tuc.org.uk do it, on the latest ep of the New Economics Podcast.
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Families across the country are being subjected to a rollercoaster of energy prices every three months when what they need is long term security. This requires serious reform of the energy market, and not sticking plaster solutions. 1/2
www.politico.eu/article/rach...
www.politico.eu/article/rach...
Rachel Reeves wants to slash energy bills. Here’s how.
Britain’s chancellor wants to start making good on a flagship Labour promise … just don’t mention the tax increases.
www.politico.eu
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Families across the country are being subjected to a rollercoaster of energy prices every three months when what they need is long term security. This requires serious reform of the energy market, and not sticking plaster solutions. 1/2
www.politico.eu/article/rach...
www.politico.eu/article/rach...
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The government is not even trying to hide its far-right turn. Yesterday’s asylum changes show it clearly.
We will keep resisting the scapegoating of migrants, and we will always stand by one another.
We will keep resisting the scapegoating of migrants, and we will always stand by one another.
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The government is not even trying to hide its far-right turn. Yesterday’s asylum changes show it clearly.
We will keep resisting the scapegoating of migrants, and we will always stand by one another.
We will keep resisting the scapegoating of migrants, and we will always stand by one another.
Inflation rates may have fallen but that’s likely to make little difference to the millions of people in this country struggling to afford the essentials - many of whom are also being hammered by high interest rates. 1/3
UK inflation fell to 3.6% in October on.ft.com/48kEGyt
UK inflation fell to 3.6% in October
Figure strengthens case for BoE rate cut next month
on.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Inflation rates may have fallen but that’s likely to make little difference to the millions of people in this country struggling to afford the essentials - many of whom are also being hammered by high interest rates. 1/3
The latest episode of the New Economics Podcast was all about social media and the online world - so of course we had to talk about Zohran Mamdani's election win (and the importance of messaging!)✨
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The latest episode of the New Economics Podcast was all about social media and the online world - so of course we had to talk about Zohran Mamdani's election win (and the importance of messaging!)✨
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Billie Eilish posed an important question more public figures should: “Why are you a billionaire?” It matters because it’s not just about lifestyle choices. Extreme wealth results from political choices, dominant social norms - we can change them. @neweconomics.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Billie Eilish posed an important question more public figures should: “Why are you a billionaire?” It matters because it’s not just about lifestyle choices. Extreme wealth results from political choices, dominant social norms - we can change them. @neweconomics.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org
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The profit motive should have no place in any provision of care, healthcare or social care.
When it does, it is often the most vulnerable who pay the price for #privatisation.
Important work from @neweconomics.bsky.social
neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi...
When it does, it is often the most vulnerable who pay the price for #privatisation.
Important work from @neweconomics.bsky.social
neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi...
Ending extraction in the UK care system
How our care system facilitates the extraction of value and wealth from places and local public service budgets
neweconomics.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The profit motive should have no place in any provision of care, healthcare or social care.
When it does, it is often the most vulnerable who pay the price for #privatisation.
Important work from @neweconomics.bsky.social
neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi...
When it does, it is often the most vulnerable who pay the price for #privatisation.
Important work from @neweconomics.bsky.social
neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi...
Commenting on the Chancellor's decision to drop plans to income tax rises, NEF's Deputy Chief Executive, @hannahpeaker.bsky.social, has said:
"Regardless of whether there is an improved OBR forecast or not... 🧵 1/5
"Regardless of whether there is an improved OBR forecast or not... 🧵 1/5
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Commenting on the Chancellor's decision to drop plans to income tax rises, NEF's Deputy Chief Executive, @hannahpeaker.bsky.social, has said:
"Regardless of whether there is an improved OBR forecast or not... 🧵 1/5
"Regardless of whether there is an improved OBR forecast or not... 🧵 1/5
Our economic problems began with 15 years of austerity. Public investment is the key to getting us out of the slump - at the budget, the chancellor needs to change both the fiscal rules and the OBR's role in assessing them to make this happen. 1/3
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Our economic problems began with 15 years of austerity. Public investment is the key to getting us out of the slump - at the budget, the chancellor needs to change both the fiscal rules and the OBR's role in assessing them to make this happen. 1/3
NEW EPISODE: Why the right wins online - and what the left need to learn
Why are right-wing influencers so successful? What does the left need to learn? What do we do when biggest platforms are owned by billionaires?
Ayeisha is joined by Dunya Kamal & @will-davies.bsky.social 1/2
Why are right-wing influencers so successful? What does the left need to learn? What do we do when biggest platforms are owned by billionaires?
Ayeisha is joined by Dunya Kamal & @will-davies.bsky.social 1/2
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW EPISODE: Why the right wins online - and what the left need to learn
Why are right-wing influencers so successful? What does the left need to learn? What do we do when biggest platforms are owned by billionaires?
Ayeisha is joined by Dunya Kamal & @will-davies.bsky.social 1/2
Why are right-wing influencers so successful? What does the left need to learn? What do we do when biggest platforms are owned by billionaires?
Ayeisha is joined by Dunya Kamal & @will-davies.bsky.social 1/2
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🔔 New study🔔 What is the relationship between air transport and economic growth in Europe? Dr Felix Pot and I break it down like never before in our new report for @neweconomics.bsky.social and T&E: /1
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🔔 New study🔔 What is the relationship between air transport and economic growth in Europe? Dr Felix Pot and I break it down like never before in our new report for @neweconomics.bsky.social and T&E: /1
NEW: Air traffic growth is not a guarantee of economic growth, despite industry claims. These claims, often echoed by governments to justify airport expansion, are undermined by new research.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
NEW: Air traffic growth is not a guarantee of economic growth, despite industry claims. These claims, often echoed by governments to justify airport expansion, are undermined by new research.
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✨Last month 100 housing campaigners and organisers from across the country gathered for the 2025 Homes for Us summit.
Here's what happened and why people are coming together.👇🏽
Here's what happened and why people are coming together.👇🏽
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
✨Last month 100 housing campaigners and organisers from across the country gathered for the 2025 Homes for Us summit.
Here's what happened and why people are coming together.👇🏽
Here's what happened and why people are coming together.👇🏽