For 40 years, NEF has turned bold ideas, robust research and community power into real-world change to build a new economy that works for people and planet.
Rebuild public services to give everyone access to life's essentials.
Forge a green economy to address the climate crisis and create new opportunities.
Democratise ownership of the economy and devolve political power.
Blog
If governments can consider raising defence spending to 5% of GDP, they cannot in the same breath say there is no money to strengthen care and fix the housing crises
23 June 2025
Meet the real beneficiaries of the UK government’s airport obsession
Alex Chapman
18 June 2025
Publications
EU macroeconomic policy in an age of shocks and the case for monetary-fiscal coordination
Theo Harris, Sebastian Mang, Dominic Caddick
16 June 2025
How the Greater Manchester Living Income campaign is bucking the national trend and bringing people together
12 June 2025
Reform UK has said it will scrap net zero and cut all renewable subsidies - the impact would be hugely damaging
30 May 2025
The Brownfield Housing Fund in the north-east
29 May 2025
Discover inspiring new economy projects across the UK and the rules we need to change.