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New Economy Brief is a regular round-up of key economic news and analysis, all digestible in a 5-minute read.

We’ll be posting the latest edition here every week to help you stay up to date with the most important debates about the economy.
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This week's New Economy Brief looks at the crisis in local government funding - its roots, its consequences and possible solutions:
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What could the government’s new focus on 'contribution' mean for policy? This week's New Economy Brief explores the economic themes in the Chancellor's speech and what they might signal ahead of the Autumn Budget: neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/l...
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10 years ago in a landmark speech, Mark Carney warned of the threat the climate crisis poses to financial security - but the Bank of England is yet to heed it.

We joined 10 other organisations in calling on MPs to change that.

Full story in @theguardian.com 👉 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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What was in the US-UK Tech Prosperity deal? How does it fit into wider trade negotiations with the US? And what are the implications of conceding to the demands of the ‘Big Tech’ lobby? We explore all this and more in this week's New Economy Brief: neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/t...
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This week we’re looking at the recent challenges to the Federal Reserve’s independence from the Trump administration and their broader implications for central banking – including whether the current approach is fit for purpose: neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/c...
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Welcome to Rip-Off Britain.

A country remade by privatisation.

Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.

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As the UK gvt welcomes USA President Donald Trump & tech CEOs today, the future of the Digital Services Tax seemingly hangs in the balance.

Our Policy and Advocacy Manager was on BBC News making the case for taxing highly profitable Big Tech.

Read more: taxjustice.uk/blog/digital...
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High on the agenda at this year’s TUC Congress is to ‘organise the unorganised’.

This week we look at sectoral collective bargaining, including looking at the government’s plans for Fair Pay Agreements and the economic case for extending them in the UK: www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/t...
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This week, we explore the tax options the Chancellor has available to raise revenue at the Autumn Budget – and how different reforms could impact the economy and public finances: www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/c...
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Failing to learn the lessons of the past?

This week we look at the Chancellor's recent financial services reforms and the analyse the risks of relying on deregulation to deliver growth: neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/w...