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Medium-haul flights are soaring – and it’s a problem for the planet

The average mileage of an international flight departing the UK has increased about 60 miles since 2019

23 June 2025

European defence spending soars, but climate and care are still 'unaffordable'?

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

Blog

What's behind the rise in disability benefit claims

Rising rates of disability colliding with greater financial hardship are pushing more people to seek support

06 May 2025

Press Releases

Offer £20 first flight discount in package to make flying fairer and reduce emissions, say economists

Report sets out how discount alongside ultra-frequent flyer levy could help reduce flights, cut emissions and raise £6bn

27 May 2025

Press Releases

Fall in inflation offers little comfort following rise in bills, NEF warns

Measures to reduce bills and boost incomes would protect people in the long run

16 April 2025

Events

Multilateralism at a crossroads

Transforming challenges into opportunities for a sustainable future

Date: 4 June 2025, 09:30-11:00

Place: London

Blog

When economic shocks are the norm, coordination trumps chaos

A collaborative approach to domestic monetary and fiscal policy is essential in an increasingly shock-ridden world

25 April 2025

Blog

All investment isn’t made equal 

The government wants to attract foreign investment, but is it always good for the economy?

25 July 2025

Publications

The Universal Family Childcare Promise

Guaranteeing support for parents and children

31 July 2025

Publications

Breaking the bank?

The case for and against central bank losses

25 September 2025

Podcasts

Why is the UK in such a mess?

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Faiza Shaheen and Alex Chapman

16 September 2025

Press Releases

Today's quantitative tightening decision putting unnecessary pressure on chancellor

Slowing quantitative tightening is a double-edged sword

18 September 2025

Press Releases

Government failed to produce evidence for airport expansion growth claims

The New Economics Foundation reacts to the Environmental Audit Committee aviation expansion report

24 October 2025

Press Releases

Economic problems won't be fixed through small tweaks

The New Economics Foundation responds to the chancellor's speech today

04 November 2025

Blog

Why pushing people into any job risks undermining the UK’s ambition for high employment

The government's current approach to conditionality may be pushing people into low-quality jobs and creating a cycle of insecurity

05 November 2025

Publications

The G20 at a crossroads

An independent assessment of the G20’s impact, and lessons for an equitable economic future

10 November 2025

Press Releases

G20 has failed to tackle inequality and deliver economic justice, independent assessment finds

As G20 approaches its 20th summit, international group of thinktanks warns it needs to do more than fight fires, and reform broken international system

10 November 2025

Publications

Ending extraction in the UK care system

How our care system facilitates the extraction of value and wealth from places and local public service budgets

12 November 2025

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Medium-haul flights are soaring – and it’s a problem for the planet

European defence spending soars, but climate and care are still 'unaffordable'?

What's behind the rise in disability benefit claims

Offer £20 first flight discount in package to make flying fairer and reduce emissions, say economists

Fall in inflation offers little comfort following rise in bills, NEF warns

Multilateralism at a crossroads

When economic shocks are the norm, coordination trumps chaos

All investment isn’t made equal

The Universal Family Childcare Promise

Breaking the bank?

Why is the UK in such a mess?

Today's quantitative tightening decision putting unnecessary pressure on chancellor

Government failed to produce evidence for airport expansion growth claims

Economic problems won't be fixed through small tweaks

Why pushing people into any job risks undermining the UK’s ambition for high employment

The G20 at a crossroads

G20 has failed to tackle inequality and deliver economic justice, independent assessment finds

Ending extraction in the UK care system

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