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NEF in the news, September 2018

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

Government plans further austerity ‘by stealth’

New analysis from NEF shows services with no current spending protections could see further real-terms cuts of 2.1% after 2020

NEF in the news, August 2018

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

High street job losses worth £1.5 billion in lost GDP

New analysis from New Economics Foundation shows the lost value of 25,000 high profile retail jobs to the economy

Rail arch businesses add £725m to UK GDP every year

New research reveals strategic importance of businesses in Network Rail’s sell-off

Interest rate rises: our Head of Economics responds

The Bank of England won’t like to admit it, but it is caught between a rock and a hard place

The left needs to come up with a replacement for Universal Credit

Alfie Stirling and Sarah Bedford write for New Statesman

NEF in the news, July 2018

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

European Central Bank to consider climate impact

The Bank will look to conduct a climate impact assessment of its quantitative easing programme

Apply a ‘John Lewis law’ to businesses to give workers more control

New analysis from NEF shows that expanding co-ops will help UK tackle key economic challenges

NEF in the news, June 2018

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

Top 15% of taxpayers should fill NHS funding gap, think tank suggests

NEF proposes levying £11.1bn for NHS through reform to National Insurance Contributions

NEF's Will Brett discusses Network Rail's railway arch sell-off on BBC 5 Live

Campaign calls for cost cap on payday lenders to be extended to all forms of consumer credit

Analysis from NEF shows monthly income spent on debt is doubly burdensome for the poorest households

NEF in the news, May 2018

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

Stress and anxiety related hospital admissions costing taxpayer £71.1m

New analysis shows 165,000 bed days per year used by those with stress & anxiety

2,500 supply-chain jobs at risk in Sainsbury’s-Asda merger

New analysis shows that the price cuts passed on to suppliers will impact on jobs

Capitalism needs a purpose

Alfie Stirling writes for International Politics and Society