New Economics Foundation

JOIN US AT LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE! NEF is excited to be organising four events at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, this year - join us, and some fantastic speakers, to discuss everything from regional inequality to clean, green energy! Check out the full programme here: https://lnkd.in/dtdi_5-z

📣 We're excited to share the updated line up for our event on devolution at Labour Party conference - featuring Secretary of State Miatta Fahnbulleh and Joe Powell MP. Join us on Sunday at 6pm.

📅NEF AT LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE We are very excited to be organising four events at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool this year - join us to discuss everything from local transport to regional inequality to clean, green energy. Full details here: https://lnkd.in/dtdi_5-z

Exciting new opportunity based in Manchester at Co-operatives UK for someone interested in local policymaking!

🚨 Join us at the Labour Party Conference 2024 in Liverpool! 🚨 With some fantastic partners, we'll be hosting four events, discussing critical issues from GB energy and the climate movement, to devolution, house-building and more! 📅 Dates: Sept 22-23 📍 Location: Liverpool, various venues 💬 Free to attend, no conference pass needed for most events! Will you be there? Check the full schedule and details here: https://lnkd.in/dtdi_5-z

✨OPPORTUNITY✨ We're looking for a Senior Economist to lead our policy and research work on a Fast and Fair Transition. Find out more 👇 https://lnkd.in/eSjtnckb

✨OPPORTUNITY✨ We're looking for a Programme Evaluation Partner to support the Reclaiming our Regional Economies (RORE) programme, developed by New Economics Foundation, CLES - Centre for Local Economic Strategies, Cooperatives UK and Centre for Thriving Places. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dweC9CrJ

I've got a new blog up for the New Economics Foundation and I'd say it's one of my better ones! With the new energy price cap incoming, we looked at how energy bills are structured around the world, and how governments do and don't protect access to energy for essential needs. Europe was split during the energy price spike, some governments put a large discount on an initial block of household energy for essential consumption whereas others, like the UK, put more modest discounts on *all* consumption. Those in the latter camp, passed a much bigger discount to unnecessary consumption and higher-income households. That was a crisis response. But outside Europe it's normal to discount initial 'essential' energy and increase the costs of additional 'luxury' consumpion. It's good enough for the Japanese and South Koreans, why not us? Read more below...

Did you know that most people on the planet have their basic energy needs protected by cheaper tariffs? Tomorrow, Ofgem is expected to announce that the energy price cap will increase to £1,568. The energy crisis of the past few years should be a wake-up call - we need to change how we charge people for the basic gas and electricity they need to survive. Read our new piece no how a National Energy Guarantee can bring the UK in step with the rest of the world. https://lnkd.in/e4HMHRWr

NEW: As the government prepares to decide whether London City airport can expand its passenger numbers, our analysis found that over half of journeys taken from the airport would take under six hours by train. Expanding passenger numbers is likely to have minimal economic benefit, but will hurt local communities and our ability to tackle climate change. It would be a mistake for the government to approve it. https://lnkd.in/eJB3XyHu