This month I was delighted to see the premier of The Cost of Living – a short film made by Greenpeace in partnership with NEF. The film tells an inspirational story of a community in Rother Valley who are trying to support each other through the cost of living crisis. Local groups are leading the way in the fight back against fuel poverty, but we need this government to step up.
NEF is working with communities to organise and put pressure on this government to deliver a mass home insulation programme to ensure our homes are warm and less reliant on polluting fossil fuels. At this time of crisis it’s easy to feel despondent. But The Cost of Living shows how communities can fight back, demand better and bring hope. Do watch and share!
The environment is paying the price for bad economic advice Alex Chapman explains how weak economic analysis proliferates in the UK planning system and how environmentally damaging developments – like airport expansions – slip through as a result.
The UK is in a crisis of living standards, not public finances Our pre-autumn statement analysis of the UK’s finances: how choices made by the government and Bank of England put us on the path to recession – and why austerity policies would make things worse.
European fiscal rules for a new era Sebastian Mang wrote for the Green European Journal about why EU fiscal rules need to be reformed to prioritise wellbeing and a green future.
Neglected by the government, and facing enormous energy bills, more and more people are relying on their community to help put food on their table and provide a warm refuge. Made by Greenpeace in collaboration with NEF,The Cost of Living follows the stories of the women of Rother Valley as they try to support their communities during the cost of living crisis. Watch the film here.
New Economics Podcast: how we win a new economy This month we wrapped up the latest series of the New Economics Podcast, which explored the key battlegrounds those of us fighting to change the rules of the economy face. Covering issues from strikes to social housing to our human rights, we were joined by a fantastic line-up of inspiring speakers, including Ann Pettifor, Ellie Mae O’Hagan and Sarah Jaffe. You can find every episode of the series here.
Day of action on fuel poverty Seven million households are facing fuel poverty this winter. We need this government to take urgent action. The Warm this Winter coalition is calling on groups across the UK to come together on 3 December and demand change. Whether it’s organising your own event, attending a rally or spreading the word online, find out more about how you can get involved here.
Share our video to show your support for communities fighting fuel poverty The people of Glossop, North Derbyshire, were fed up of sky-high energy bills and cold, damp homes. Now they’re working together to demand better. For the past few months NEF has been supporting them to campaign for warmer homes as part of the Great Homes Upgrade – but they need your help to get politicians to listen. You can show your support by watching and sharing this short social media video and asking their local MP to take action.
Autumn statement: what does it mean? On the autumn statement — Alfie Stirling was on LBC and Al Jazeera; Chaitanya Kumar was in the New Statesman; Alex Diner was in the Daily Mail.
Green activists project fuel poverty images onto Rishi Sunak’s house We partnered with Greenpeace to make a film about the cost of living crisis and they projected it onto Rishi Sunak’s house. Heather Kennedy was quoted on the action in the Guardian, Metro, ITV,Independent, Daily Mail, Morning Star and the Northern Echo.
Autumn Statement: Spending cuts would ‘condemn country to more years of failing public services’ Our analysis on the effects of inflation on public sector spending was covered in the Big Issue.
Kwarsi Kwarteng ‘ghosts’ Liz Truss — and recession panic Alfie Stirling was on the Evening Standard podcast to discuss the oncoming recession.
A negative spiral towards recession Lukasz Krebel was on Times Radio responding to news the UK economy has shrunk.
Sunak warned UK public services will need £43bn a year to ‘stand still NEF research, carried out for the TUC, showing the spending levels needed to protect public services against inflation was covered in the Guardian, Independent and Morning Star.
