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Danny Sriskandarajah @dhnnjyn.bsky.social · 1h

For too long the development sector has ignored rising wealth inequality. Orgs like the World Bank & the IMF have a key role to play in measuring & addressing extreme wealth. Join this great panel at next week's Annuals at 11am EST on 15 Oct. Livestream at www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...

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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 3h

Excellent and much-needed research from @neweconomics.bsky.social and Social Guarantee.

Housing is a fundamental need but has been left almost entirely to the private sector and the market.

Abundant, high-quality public housing can help deliver good housing for all.

New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 5d

🏡How can we make sure everyone has access to a decent home while sticking to our climate goals and protecting the planet?

In a new report from NEF and the Social Guarantee we outline how applying a universal basic services approach to housing could be the answer.

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 5h

We need to tackle the real problem of rising inequality by taxing extreme wealth, banks, and high carbon polluters to pay for the investment we need - rather than cutting support for people who are already struggling.

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 5h

Austerity isn't the answer to the problems facing our economy - it will make things worse in the long run. To revive the economy we need to invest properly in the things that will improve peoples’ lives.

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 5h

Cutting welfare and the civil service would be a return to austerity. We've tried these policies before and you only have to look at our hospitals, schools, and high streets to know they don't work.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Kemi Badenoch pledges cuts to restore Tories’ image of fiscal prudence

The leader will tell Conservative Party conference that at least half of the money raised from spending cuts would go towards reducing government borrowing

www.thetimes.com

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 1d

Offshore wind is Scotland is a major part of the UK's drive for more renewable energy.

But who owns Scotland's offshore wind? New research from @FutureEconScot.bsky.social

Future Economy Scotland @futureeconscot.bsky.social · 4d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Who owns Scotland's offshore wind assets?

Our new interactive map with @cmmonwealth.bsky.social lets you explore who really owns ScotWind projects – and who stands to benefit

Highlights in 🧵
Explore the map 👉 www.futureeconomy.scot/scotwind

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 1d

For the first time, renewables are the world's leading source of electricity! ⚡️

Electricity use is growing around the world, but wind and solar power have grown so much that they have met 100% of extra demand.

This is a testament to the power and potential of renewables.

Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 1d

In the first half of 2025, renewables became the biggest source of global electricity for the first time, as wind & solar growth exceeded global demand growth

Shocking that it's China & India leading - EU & USA have fossil power growing

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 2d

This government wants to "build, baby, build". But who will benefit from this drive - property developers, or the rest of us? And if they reach their goal of building 1.5m new homes, what does this mean for the climate?

neweconomics.org/2025/10/a-be...

Image of a woman holding a baby and laughing with a small girl. Text reads: A better way to tackle the housing crisis
How a universal basic services approach to housing could meet everyone's needs now and in the future

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Danny Sriskandarajah @dhnnjyn.bsky.social · 2d

Very disappointing to see the Shadow Chancellor is proposing massive cuts to welfare and aid if elected. A tragedy that a party @conservatives.bsky.social that led the world in legislating to spend 0.7% of GNI on aid now wants to drop it to 0.1% at a time of rising need
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Conservatives announce £5,000 tax rebate for young home buyers

Speaking at the party's conference, Shadow chancellor Mel Stride will say the proposal will be funded by cuts to public spending worth £47bn.

www.bbc.co.uk

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 2d

Find out more: neweconomics.org/about/work-w...

Finance Manager

Together we can change the rules to protect the planet, share the wealth and give everyone a say in how the economy is run.

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 2d

🌟VACANCY: Finance manager
Join NEF to lead our financial and management accounting functions

🕐Full time permanent contract (32 hours/week)
✨Salary range: £49,525 — £50,895
📅Deadline: Sunday 12 October

Cartoon image of brown hand holding a placard reading, "We're hiring!"

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Liberty @libertyhq.bsky.social · 3d

Police already have huge powers to restrict protests.

Handing them more would undermine our rights further while failing to keep people safe from violence like the horrific and heartbreaking anti-Semitic attack in Manchester.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests

The move is not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions", Shabana Mahmood tells the BBC.

www.bbc.com

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 5d

Crisis, blame and mobilisation on the right and on the left.

Shanice McBean on the latest episode of the New Economics Podcast with Ayeisha Thomas-Smith.

🎧 Listen in full: neweconomics.org/2025/10/your...

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 5d

The report explores how we can meet people's needs for housing while minimising the impact on the environment - whether this is through retrofitting existing homes or making sure new ones are for social rent.

Read the full report here: neweconomics.org/2025/10/good...

Good, green homes for all

Envisaging housing as a universal basic service

neweconomics.org

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 5d

🏡How can we make sure everyone has access to a decent home while sticking to our climate goals and protecting the planet?

In a new report from NEF and the Social Guarantee we outline how applying a universal basic services approach to housing could be the answer.

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 6d

Episode two of the latest series of the New Economics Podcast is out now!

Adam Ramsay and Shanice McBean join Ayeisha Thomas-Smith to discuss your party, the Green Party and the future of left-wing politics.

🎧 Listen now: neweconomics.org/2025/10/your...

New Economics Podcast. Your party, the Green party, and the future of left-wing politics. With special guests Adam Ramsay and Shanice McBean.

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War on Want @waronwant.bsky.social · 6d

"Where would a wealth tax begin?"

Dr Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah from @neweconomics.bsky.social speaking at our fringe #LabourPartyConference event, ‘Billionaires for Breakfast’.

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 6d

We need a development model that puts people and our green space before profit - one that delivers genuinely affordable homes, strengthens local economies and supports long-term sustainability.

Brownfield sites can play a role. Read our report to find out how.

neweconomics.org/2025/05/the-...

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 6d

This small group has household incomes 37% higher than the average passenger, and is responsible for a huge share of air journeys and emissions.

✈️ Read more in our full report. 👇

neweconomics.org/2025/06/intr...

Introducing: the ultra-frequent flyer

Meet the real beneficiaries of the UK government’s airport obsession

neweconomics.org

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 6d

Our research on ultra-frequent flyers features in @politicshome.bsky.social👇

Ultra-frequent flyers are:

✈️a tiny proportion of the UK population
✈️taking 6+ return flights a year
✈️driving UK passenger growth
✈️often flying short-haul for leisure in luxury classes

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

'Why Sacrifice Your Green Credentials?': Inside Labour's Battle Over Heathrow Expansion

A conflict is brewing inside the Labour Party over whether to expand the UK’s largest airport. Noah Vickers reports on the resistance Heathrow will...

www.politicshome.com

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 6d

The Tories' plan to scrap the Climate Change Act would be an act of national self harm, says @chaitanyakumar.bsky.social. Read NEF's full reaction here: neweconomics.org/2025/10/scie...

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 7d

A testament to the potential of homegrown wind + solar power.

From April-June:
⚡️55% of our electricity came from renewables
⚡️70% of our electricity came from low-carbon sources (inc nuclear)

In one year:
🌬️Offshore wind energy grew 10%
☀️Solar energy grew 27%

www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

Renewables generate record share of electricity generation, figures show

The record was partly driven by a record high share in solar generation as the UK saw its sunniest spring on record.

www.independent.co.uk

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 7d

Poverty hurts the people trapped by it - and it hurts the entire economy. We found that scrapping the two-child limit entirely would reduce the cost of child poverty by £3.2bn a year. This is what this government should be doing at the autumn budget. 3/3 neweconomics.org/2024/10/capp...

Capping ambitions

Recognising the economic benefits of reducing child poverty by scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap

neweconomics.org

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 7d

The two child-limit should never have been introduced. Before its implementation, child poverty for kids growing up in big families was actually falling. Then the limit was introduced, and it's been rising ever since. 2/3

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 7d

Scrapping the two-child limit is one of the simplest levers to lift children out of poverty. This long-awaited change could improve the lives of thousands of children around the country.

But replacing it with a tapered system will limit the good that this can do. 1/3

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to lift the two-child benefit limit in the budget, a key demand of Labour MPs and child poverty campaigners, with officials exploring options of a new tapered system 👏

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November’s budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year UK politics live – latest updates

www.theguardian.com

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