Personal inflation calculator Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says asking for a pay rise could make inflation worse. As inflation hits a 40-year high, use our calculator discover how it affects your income – and who’s to blame.
Interest rate hikes against the environment Lukasz Krebel wrote for Tribune about how interest rate hikes could funnel money into fossil fuel projects – harming all our futures.
In case you missed it: Warm homes, cool planet Now that the government has announced that its energy price guarantee will end next April, our alternative plan makes urgent reading. It features: a new system of free basic energy, additional energy payments as part of universal credit and a national housing insulation programme to keep our homes warm. The outcome is a package that is less expensive than the government’s, targets support at the majority of households rather than the rich, and incentivises more efficient energy use.
New economics podcast: how we win a new economy – fixing the housing crisis with social homes If you were alive in 1979, you had a 40% chance of living in an affordable council home. Today, that figure is just under 8%. So what happened to all our council houses? Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Becki Winson, NEF senior organiser, and Suzanne Muna, secretary of the Social Housing Action Campaign, to discuss how we got here and what the future holds for social housing.
New economics podcast: How we win a new economy – solving the cost of living and climate crises together After a dangerously hot summer, we’re now worrying about whether we can afford our energy bills during a long, cold winter. This was the year that the climate crisis collided with the scandalously high cost of living. But how are the two related? Ayeisha is joined by Mika Minio-Paluello, climate and industry lead at the TUC, and Tessa Khan, environmental lawyer and founder and director of Uplift.
The economic pie explained Liz Truss said we need to grow our economic pie so everyone can have a bigger slice. But the richest few are taking too much. It’s time to share the wealth we all create.
Tell this government to take action on the climate crisis The government is currently reviewing its plans for net zero. But we cannot afford any more delays. This is your chance to show them that the public wants urgent action to tackle the climate crisis. Submit a response to the review here and say no to fossil fuels. The deadline for responses is Thursday 27 October.
No plan for when the energy price freeze ends Jeevun Sandher was on Sky News talking about energy prices and NEF’s Great Homes Upgrade campaign.
Can Hunt rebuild UK economy after Kwarteng? Jeevun Sandher was on the Evening Standard’s Leader podcast to discuss the future of this government under Liz Truss.
Liz Truss’s economic plans are more anti-growth than those of her critics NEF’s analysis of economic growth rates was in the Guardian.
The British people have been made poorer by this chancellors anti-growth budget Jeevun Sandher was on BBC news responding to the chancellor’s mini-budget.
Few have yet woken up to the full horror of Britain’s diminished situation NEF research on interest rates was in the Telegraph.
Five ways Kwasi Kwarteng can reduce UK debt Frank van Lerven was quoted in the Financial Times (twice) on cutting the interest government pays to commercial banks.
The cost-of-living crisis is pushing disabled people into poverty NEF analysis of social security payments was featured in the New Statesman (twice).
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