Ideas for a fair, sustainable and resilient economy

Over the last decade the world has experienced a series of profound economic problems - from the financial crash to the climate crisis, from rising inequality to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economics is changing to try and solve these problems.
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The student loans squeeze

Is fixing the student loan system fundamental not just to fairness for a whole generation, but to economic growth and aspiration more broadly?

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Are energy crises the new normal?

The implications of the US-Israel war on Iran for the UK economy, and what can be learned from the last energy shock after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

What happens when climate change makes homes uninsurable?

Extreme weather is damaging homes and causing systemic risks to the financial and economic system.

Rhetoric and reality: the economics of Reform

What does Reform’s economic platform look like now? This week’s bumper New Economy Brief digests what we know so far.

Great British Railways

Is Labour making a success of rail renationalisation? Will this electrify the role of public ownership in our economic model, or is the government stuck at the barriers?

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