As schools break for the summer lots of us will be looking forward to a well-deserved holiday. It’s a busy time of the year for airports as people flock to take what for many will be their one trip of the year. But there’s a problem — a very small percentage of the UK population are taking at least six times that many flights every year! These ultra frequent flyers are using up more than their fair share of the carbon budget. We believe the government should introduce a frequent flyer levy, to protect the planet and make flying fairer for all. Read on to find out about our latest research on frequent flyers and to see my colleague Alex Chapman make the case for a frequent flyer in parliament.
Introducing: the ultra-frequent flyer NEF analysis reveals the real beneficiaries of the government’s airport expansion plans: ultra-frequent flyers.
Flying fairer The UK’s air transport tax system isn’t fit for purpose — a new NEF report sets out how it needs to modernise.
The cost of Reform UK’s anti-environmental policies NEF analysis revealed that Reform’s plans to attack renewable energy industries could wipe £92bn off the UK economy and destroy 60,000 jobs by the end of the decade.
A coordinated macroeconomic framework for Europe From war to the climate crisis, Europe is in an age of economic shocks. A new briefing from NEF sets out why we need greater monetary-fiscal coordination to respond to these challenges.
The development model in practice Brownfield sites can be part of the solution to the housing crisis — but the current development model prioritises developer’s profits over what communities need. This NEF report sets out an alternative.
Can organising save American democracy? With Marshall Ganz With anti-democratic forces ensconced in the White House, have US progressives failed? Have the far-right thrived because they are simply better at organising? And how can Americans come together to prevent the stripping away of their most basic rights? To answer these questions, Hannah Peaker is joined by Marshall Ganz, legendary organiser, lecturer at the Harvard Kennedy School, and author of People, Power, Change: Organising for Democracy Renewal for a one-off episode of the New Economic Podcast.
Write to your mayor to demand rent controls! Rent controls are the only way to solve the crisis private renters are facing. Help the Homes for Us alliance send a message to mayors that voters in their local areas want rent controls. We’ve put together a template for you to write a letter to your mayor to demand they take action on rent controls. Help bring an end to out of control rents and write to your mayor now.
The British “wealth exodus” is a big, fat myth Hollie Wright wrote for the New Statesman about why we should be challenging the idea that millionaires will leave Britain en-masse if we tax wealth properly.
