In the news, September 2024

Labour should ditch doom and gloom message for one of economic renewal
Ahead of the Labour Party Conference, Danny Sriskandarajah spoke to the Guardian about how the fiscal rules are not fit for purpose.

Bond sales by Bank could cost Treasury billions
Our analysis showing that the Bank of England’s quantitative tightening would lose the Treasury billions was covered and followed up in the Times three times. It was also picked up by the Guardian, Reuters and the Daily Mail, twice.

Why the new Labour government should invest in trains, not planes
Our work on the decoupling of business air travel from the economy was covered in CityAM and the Guardian.

Are the super-rich running out of road?
NEF chief exec Danny Sriskandarajah spoke to CityAM about wealth taxes.

Labour urged to honour promise to ban ​“no fault” evictions as landmark bill returns to Commons
Our polling showing the impact of bidding wars on tenants was covered by Sky News and The Mirror.

Benefits recipients fear financial squeeze of UK chancellor’s welfare reforms
Tom Pollard spoke to the Financial Times about the impact of proposed welfare reforms.

How Rachel Reeves Could Use Bank Of England Reserves To Boost Her Spending Power
Dominic Caddick spoke to PoliticsHome about our tiered reserves policy.

Three out of four parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities forced to give up work or cut hours, Sky News learns
Hannah Peaker spoke to Sky News about the economic impact of the lack of affordable childcare in the UK.

Disabled renters hoped Labour would bring change. Are they actually any different to the Tories?
Abi O’Connor spoke to the Big Issue about disabled people and housing reform.

Hundreds of thousands of universal credit claimants forced into destitution by DWP ​“deductions“
NEF analysis on the number of universal credit claimants who have money deducted from their payments to repay debts and correct errors was featured in the Big Issue.

“Tenants up and down the country can’t wait a moment more for these reforms to kick in”
Alex Diner spoke to LBC News about Angela Rayner’s announcement at Labour Party Conference about more protections for renters

“It definitely feels like a bit of an own goal”
Chaitanya Kumar spoke to Talk TV from the Labour Party Conference about the impact of the winter fuel payments cuts and key messages he was hearing from ministers at the event

Defending Birmingham’s threatened libraries
NEF analysis on the increase in the number of children living in poverty in Birmingham was featured in the Guardian.

“In the end, people are left wondering still ​‘where’s the detail?’”
Hannah Peaker spoke to Times Radio from Labour Party Conference to give her reaction to the Chancellor’s speech

The biggest moves in the 2024 Green Central Banking Scorecard, explained
Theo Harris spoke to Green Central Banking about how the US had fallen down the rankings when it comes to incentivising financial institutions to support environmental efforts.