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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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.

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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?

The Cost of Living Crisis continues

This week’s New Economy Brief digs into the cost of living crisis and how the government can respond.

The SEND Crisis: a system at breaking point

What does the SEND crisis mean for families, councils and the wider economy?

Explaining Manchesterism

This week’s New Economy Brief explores what we know about Burnham’s proposed ‘Manchesterism’ and what it could mean for the UK.

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