Two of the biggest problems people in this country face are their sky-high energy bills and ever-increasing housing costs. This month, NEF has been working on the solutions to both. First we published the National Energy Guarantee: a long term policy solution to ensure everyone has access to the energy they need to live. And then, we launched a fundraising appeal for our new campaign for green social housing — which I’m delighted to share raised over £20,000. Thank you to all our supporters who donated!
The National Energy Guarantee The energy market is broken and millions of people are struggling to pay their bills. The National Energy Guarantee would protect essential energy needs, reduce bills and cut carbon.
Beyond the bottom line New NEF analysis shows that half of European countries will be unable to spend enough to meet climate targets under the EU’s new borrowing rules.
Council housing gave me a childhood Rebecca Winson shares her experience of growing up in social housing and explains why we’re campaigning for more green social housing.
A big thank you to everyone who donated to our appeal to get this campaign up and running. Thanks to all our generous supporters we raised more than £20,000 including matching by the Big Give.
Playing by the fiscal rules The problems with the UK’s fiscal rules run deep. Taking power over these rules away from the Treasury could be part of the solution, writes Alfie Stirling.
New Economics Podcast
How can we all have a home Millions of us are paying sky-high rents but struggling to make a home in a housing system where safety and security takes second place to landlords’ profits. Ayesha Thomas-Smith is joined by Vicky Spratt, housing correspondent at the i and author of Tenants, and Kieran Yates, journalist and author of the upcoming All the houses I’ve ever lived in, to discuss the crisis in private renting and what we can do about it.
Have we been conned by consultants? The government is spending billions of pounds on contracts with consultancy firms — but what does this mean for our public services and economy? Ayesha is joined by Rosie Collington, co-author of The Big Con, to explore why these firms are so prolific and the risks they pose to public life.
High inflation is hitting the poorest families the hardest Alfie Stirling was on Sky News responding to the UK’s latest inflation figures.
Households should ‘accept’ being poorer, Bank of England’s top economist says Dominic Caddick was quoted in the Independent on the Bank of England’s failed inflation strategy.
Climate advocates support UK’s green finance strategy but say more must be done Lukasz Krebel was quoted in Green Central Banking on the UK’s green finance strategy.
The UK is the worst-performing economy in the G7. Why are we doing so badly? Dominic Caddick was quoted in the i and the Big Issue on the UK’s economic performance.
Nearly three quarters of Conservative voters want the UK to build more social housing NEF’s analysis of the government’s spending on housing benefit was featured in the i.
