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The new Labour government must be willing to invest if it wants to deliver real change, says NEF's Chief Executive @dhnnjyn . In the wake of the #generalection2024 , here's a 🧵on what the new Labour government must now prioritise.

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Other think tanks are available.

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A massive moment for @iealondon . They’ve been advocating these policies for years. They incubated Truss and Kwarteng during their early years as MPs. Britain is now their laboratory.

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THREAD! 🧵 When @BorisJohnson first became PM he promised to #levelup across Britain. Two years on from #GE2019 and almost halfway through the current parliament, new NEF analysis looks at who has benefited most so far, and who has lost out... #TornApart (1/9)

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"I would much rather we were raising taxes to pay for long-term investment... bolstering our social security system so we don't have the situation where there are parents that can't feed their kids, that can't heat their homes." @Miatsf on @bbcquestiontime

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🚨Over the last decade, the wealth of the richest 10% of households has grown 574 times faster than that of the poorest 10%. The richest few are taking to much and leaving the rest of us struggling to survive. It's time to share the wealth we all create.

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"People will say 'We won the World Cup' even though they didn't play. They'll say 'We won the war' even if they didn't fight. But if you say 'Well, we owned slaves' they'll say 'That wasn't me, I didn't own anything'." @garyyounge on the pod w/ @AyeishaTS

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"92% of the government's borrowing this year is from the Bank of England - literally the friendliest, most patient creditor the government could hope for. So the choice to increase taxes *and* make cuts is a political choice not a necessity." - our CEO @miatsf on #BBCQT tonight

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The Heat and Buildings Strategy plan to replace gas boilers with heat pumps is a critical part of making our homes more energy efficient. But not insulating the homes we’re heating is like running the bath without the plug in. 1/2

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Very important letter from 24 economists convened by @carysroberts @IPPR explaining why household analogies like 'maxing out the credit card' misrepresent the economy and the BBC should avoid them. 1/2

BBC ‘misled viewers’ on scale of national debt

Twenty-four leading economists have complained to the director-general of the BBC that it misled viewers about the scale of government borrowing.The group, mai

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Ok great. Now let's put today's data in a slightly wider context. Taking a step back, wages are around £1000 lower than they were in 2008. British workers have missed out on 15 years of wage growth and we're all much poorer as a result. 1/5

BBC Breaking News

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Pay growth catches up with rising prices in UK for first time in more than a year, official figures show

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This headline is a distraction. We should be talking about how real wages are barely growing because inflation is so high. In the real world the cost of essentials like food and housing have still risen more than most of our wages. 1/3

BBC News (UK)

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UK wages grow at record rate

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“The water system is broken. Something as fundamental as water should be owned by us and in public hands.” @miatsf on rising bills and the sewage dumped into our rivers hundreds of thousands of times a year. #BBCQT

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You need a basic income and a good secure home to have a good life and have good health. Why do we accept a situation where so many in society don't have these things? @AndyBurnhamGM at tonight's #livingincome launch event

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🚨BRAND NEW ANALYSIS🚨 Half of UK families are £110 worse off a year since the 2019 #GeneralElection , while richest 5% are £3,300 better off 💰💰💰 The UK isn’t #LevellingUp . It’s being #TornApart . Full report: On @BBCNews :

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Our new chancellor just made her first speech in government. She talked about housebuilding, onshore wind and fiscal rules. What does @NEF make of it? THREAD >

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🚨18 EU member states will not be able to meet their targets for investment in schools, hospitals and housing under plans for new economic governance rules. According to a new study by @NEF for @etuc_ces .

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Just 6% want to return to the same type of economy as before the pandemic. Now is the time to #BuildBackBetter with high-quality public services and transformative measures to reduce inequality and protect the planet

Just 6% of UK public 'want a return to pre-pandemic economy'

Poll comes as 350 union, business and religious leaders issue call for fair and green recovery

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NEW: Large sample poll for @We_OwnIt finds strong public support for public ownership. 66% support energy being in public sector 69% support water being in public sector 68% support Royal Mail being public sector 4,396 adults, 18+ by online panel, 25 July - 1 Aug 2022

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All we want for Christmas is a tax on unearned wealth🎄

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The richest few are taking too much, leaving the rest of us struggling to get by, starving our public services of funds, and depriving us of the tools we need to tackle climate breakdown. Here are 8 reasons to rebalance the economy and share the wealth we all create.🧵

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The government has pumped £7 billion into our benefits system. 💸 This might sound big, but it's only a fifth of the amount cut from our welfare system since 2010. ✂️

Until cuts are reversed, Sunak's support for the self-employed will fall short | Alfie Stirling

The chancellor’s help for the self-employed is timely. But many will be at the mercy of a decimated benefits system, says Alfie Stirling of the New Economics Foundation

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Phew, we were worried there for a second it was the government's failure to invest in good jobs and public services for over a decade that was leading to economic decline. But not to worry apparently it's the rain's fault...

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Of all the scandals of privatisation, this might just be the most scandalous. In 2022 we will step up our campaigning for a democratic economy, alongside allies such as @We_OwnIt and @Cmmonwealth

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Privatised water companies "which were sold off with no debt and handed £1.5bn — have borrowed £53bn, the equivalent of around £2,000 per household. Much of that has been used not for new investment but to pay £72bn in dividends." @FT

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We should not accept the measly guarantee of a 48-hour week, but must instead demand what we deserve: a 32-hour, four-day week with no reduction in pay. @Aidan_Harper_ writes for @novaramedia

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Help win a #livingincome 🏆 In Britain, one of the richest countries in the world, no one should have to struggle to make ends meet. A #livingincome would ensure everyone can live with dignity but first, we want to hear what YOU think

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The Prime Minister is trying to blame the huge rise in disability and poor health on GPs signing people off sick too easily, when it's rising poverty and our crumbling public services he should be worried about.

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Rishi Sunak to call for end to UK's "sick note culture" in speech on welfare reform

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HOUSEBUILDING: Reeves set a housebuilding target of 1.5m homes in 5 years. But there is no target for social homes. These are the only truly affordable type of housing and we desperately need a new generation of social homes to give everyone the foundation to live a good life.

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Cutting fuel duty is not going to fix the cost of living. ⛽ Just 7% of the savings from cutting fuel duty will go to the poorest fifth of households - while one-third will go to the richest fifth. 🚗 New @NEF @chappersmk research covered in @guardian

Priority is to cut taxes, says Rishi Sunak before spring statement

Chancellor believed to be considering cut in fuel duty among measures to tackle cost of living crisis

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🚨 NEW: Loopholes mean that oil and gas giants will avoid more than half of the government’s updated windfall tax

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To avoid plunging renters into financial hardship, and potentially triggering an eviction crisis following the pandemic, we are proposing a UK-wide suspension of rents and mortgage freeze.

Suspending rents

How to protect renters from eviction during Covid-19

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This is excellent news. No more evasion: the moment for real action on reaching net zero is now. Well done @friends_earth @ClientEarth @GoodLawProject

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⚡️ BREAKING: We took the government to court and WON! In a landmark victory, the High Court has ruled that the government’s Net Zero Strategy is unlawful. Now the government must revise its strategy and lay out a credible plan for meeting emissions targets.

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Great to see @CarolineLucas ask @BorisJohnson how the pipeline of 40 #fossilfuel projects is compatible with the UK's #netzero ambitions. Disappointing that the PM still isn't planning to halt the projects. #PMQs #StopCambo On the UK's pipeline:

40 new UK fossil-fuel projects emitting triple the UK’s annual emissions could be approved by 2025

With the UN climate summit on our doorstep, why is the government still supporting new climate-wrecking fossil-fuel projects?

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NEF CEO @Miatsf blasts the government on @bbcquestiontime for its failure to defend people's living standards. This is not a cost of living crisis - it's a cost of living scandal.

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“When two million people in the richest country are skipping meals because they can’t afford it, the fact you’re not acting, I think, is unforgivable” Economist @Miatsf accuses the government of not “grasping the scale” of the cost of living crisis. #bbcqt

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👀What was that again about pay rises for nurses and teachers causing inflation?

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Rising corporate profits were the largest contributor to Europe’s inflation over the past two years as companies increased prices by more than the spiking costs of imported energy.

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Over the past 40 years the rules that shape our economy have been rewritten to work for corporate elites. It's time to #ChangeTheRules to protect the planet and make the economy work for everyone. Join us:

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Our shiny new policy proposal explained by @AyoCaesar ✨🌟👑🏆

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Free money for everyone!

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☀️🙌💚What would a Green New Deal look like?💚🙌☀️ Today we launch a new pamphlet and video setting out how we can curb climate breakdown and reprogram the economy so it works for everyone. 📖 Read the pamphlet: 📺 Watch the video below

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🧮NEW ANALYSIS FROM NEF🧮 The poorest households will receive just 3% of the chancellor's #SpringBudget2024 giveaways. The cut to national insurance and changes to child benefit mean the richest 20% of households will get 13 times more than the poorest.

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"There is no evidence that we're seeing a wage-inflation spiral." Wages are down in real terms. Why are workers being asked to bear the brunt of our economic problems? @Miatsf on #PoliticsLive #RailStrike

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Thrilled that Gordon Brown has endorsed NEF's policy to reduce the stealth subsidies we pay to the banking sector for holding central bank reserves. On @itvpeston THREAD>

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“You could probably raise over £1bn maybe up to £3bn… not paying what are quite high interest to the banks” Former PM @GordonBrown proposes withholding interest payments paid to banks on their reserves at the Bank of England to raise money and combat poverty #Peston

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"The debate so far has been stuck in this binary keep benefits low, keep pressure high - that's just not a very effective way of helping people." @PollardTom spoke to @CommonsWorkPen about the problems with low levels of social security

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Mayor of London @SadiqKhan calls for new powers to impose rent controls, drawing on research by NEF 1/3

Sadiq Khan calls for new powers to impose London rent controls

Exclusive: Report sets out blueprint for overhaul of rental sector including devolved powers

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Trials of a #4DayWeek in Iceland were an "overwhelming success" and a number of other trials are being run across the world, from Spain to New Zealand. 🏆🧪🌎 It's clear that shorter working time should be at the heart of our post-pandemic recovery.

Four-day week 'an overwhelming success' in Iceland

The majority of workers in Iceland now look set to move to shorter hours for the same pay.

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Good luck to @GreenpeaceUK today!💪🏽It's absurd the government is giving new licenses for oil and gas drilling when fossil fuels present such a huge risk to us and our children's futures.

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🚨 BREAKING: Greenpeace lawyers are in court RIGHT NOW challenging the UK government’s approval of a new oil & gas licensing round. The approval is UNLAWFUL and must be reversed.

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“We’ve got families in this country that are struggling to put food on the table. I don’t care about the politics of personality. I want to know how the next prime minister is going to take this country forward.” - NEF CEO @Miatsf #bbcqt

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Few things highlight the massive failings of our economic system more than fossil fuel companies making obscene profits (£4bn!) while most people struggle to pay their energy bills and the climate crisis looms over all of us. 1/3

Bumper BP profits of £4bn in three months spark criticism

Strong profits lead to renewed calls for energy firms to pay more tax, with households facing high bills.

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Rather than levelling up, this government has levelled down. Our new post-budget analysis shows that disposable income has fallen through the floor across the UK.

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France has a state-owned energy provider @edfenergy and bills have only risen by 4%. In the UK energy is controlled by private companies and the increase is 54%. Why don't we have the same levers to protect people over profits?! @Miatsf on #BBCPapers

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"There are few things that could more perfectly exemplify a failed economic and institutional set up than, in the midst of a cost of living crisis and catastrophic global warming crisis, oil and gas companies reporting record profits." @alfie_stirling on BP profits on @BBCNews

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✈️BREAKING NEWS✈️ The #Heathrow third runway has been ruled illegal by the Court of Appeal, due to the UK's climate commitments.

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PLANNING REFORM: The chancellor said she would loosen planning rules. But bulldozing planning processes without public investment in social homes will just create more homes which are too expensive for most of us, while creating huge profits for private companies.

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A #GreenNewDeal can tackle the climate crisis while raising living standards 📈 and reducing inequality 📉 #ClimateDebate How can we afford it? Well, we've got a few ideas... 👇

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When most people hear about trans rights, they hear about bathrooms, pronouns + legislation. But are these really the main issues impacting the lives of trans people today? 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxolydian interviews @NMRLPH in the New Economics Zine 📖

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2 years ago @BorisJohnson said he would 'unite and level up' the UK. Today, half of families are £110 worse off a year 📉 and the richest 5% are £3,300 better off 💰💰💰 Our new research shows the UK is being #TornApart :

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In the week that nurses were forced to strike to earn a decent wage, we've compiled eight charts that tell the real story of income and wealth inequality in the UK. 1/2

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Half of Black families live in poverty. It's all well and good the government putting all its effort into a statue, but it should be putting its energy into looking at the question of structural racism. @Miatsf talks about the #Colston4 verdict today on #PoliticsLive @BBCNews

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😡One of the Chancellor's advisors has called for the Bank of England to 'create a recession' to curb inflation. But there is an alternative route out of this crisis - it looks like investing in our public services, in renewable energy and in home insultation.

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For the same cost as renovating Parliament, the government could retrofit 4.4m homes so they no longer leak heat or waste energy. 🏠 This would save families at least £345 a year on energy bills. 💰 New research from @NEF out today 👇👇👇

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Our NHS is being subtly torn to pieces - "Death by a thousand cuts" - using NHS dentistry as a template, argues @GeorgeMonbiot in our latest podcast. A broken NHS undermines our health and ability to work; it must receive urgent support. 🎧Listen in full

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" @ExtinctionR are right: we are facing a climate emergency and there isn't the urgency in the political system. That's why we need a #GreenNewDeal " - NEF chief exec @Miatsf on @SkyNews

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📣Universal credit is £890 a month short of what a person needs to afford the cost of living. Our social security system is so far off providing us with the safety net we need and we need a bold new approach.

The gap between universal credit and the cost of living is growing

Universal credit is falling £890 a month short of essentials, despite inflation-linked uprating

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BORROWING: Reeves suggested she would not change govt borrowing rules. But remaining wedded to arbitrary fiscal rules will hold our economy back. They aren't an accurate measure of how much a govt can responsibly borrow + the chancellor could replace them with the wave of a pen.

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PRIVATE INVESTMENT: The chancellor will rely on private investment to boost growth. But for the benefits of investment to go to everyone, private investment must go hand-in-hand with pubic investment. Otherwise private businesses will strip profit from essential public goods.

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Covid showed us that oligarchs and billionaires weren't the ones keeping the economy going - it was those in the lowest-paid jobs. We make the economy - so WE ought to be able to shape it. @AnnPettifor on tonight's #NEFBriefing with @WomensBudgetGrp #CaringEconomyNow

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Our new chancellor's ambition to get the UK out of its economic rut is promising, but will be scuppered by her reluctance to talk about public investment. If we want to see decent growth again, our new government can't be afraid to spend.

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“It’s not just the cut in Air Passenger Duty that sends a woeful message [before #COP26Glasgow ]. It’s the fact that the chancellor did not mention the word climate in his entire speech.” @Miatsf on #bbcqt

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Why you can’t afford a home in the UK, explained in 3 minutes

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"People want decent public transport. They also want affordable energy bills and rivers that aren’t filled with sewage. Taking back our national assets is not only pragmatic, it’s a vote winner." Worth reading @CatHobbs @We_OwnIt

Labour is being too cautious on public ownership - it’s pragmatic policy | Cat Hobbs

Instead of siphoning off profits to private shareholders, state utility companies could tackle the cost of living and climate crisis, says Cat Hobbs, founder of We Own It

www.theguardian.com

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This idea that massive #TaxCuts will lead to more growth is fairytale economics. @JeevunSandher on @SkyNews

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Watch @Miatsf on @bbcquestiontime tonight!

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@ShabanaMahmood Economist @Miatsf will be on the panel. #bbcqt

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Since 1980, the gradual reduction of working time has stalled. This has to change. For more of our work on the shorter working week:

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NEW POLLING! 📊 65% of people in the UK support retrofitting: large-scale gov’t investment in #lowcarbon heating and insulation for homes. Only 7% oppose the policy. There's support for a #retrofitting taskforce in all regions, and across the political spectrum. 1/4

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Regardless of what the Home Secretary may or may not have said, he might want to reflect on the fact that child poverty in Stockton-on-Tees has risen by 47% since 2015.

Politics UK

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🚨 BREAKING: Home Secretary James Cleverly appears to call Stockton North a "sh*t hole" after Sunak is asked why child poverty in the area is at 34% "Because it's a sh*t hole"

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Today 98 economists, academics and thinktanks including NEF have signed a letter to the government calling for further action in responding to Covid-19, including support for self-employed

Covid-19: The government must go further

An open letter to the government signed by 98 economists.

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70% of flights are taken by just 15% of people – a tiny, wealthy group. To reduce air travel, without it becoming the preserve of the wealthy few, we need to tax excessive flying. A frequent flyer levy is the fairest way to tackle aviation emissions.

Sharing the carbon pie with a frequent flyer levy

How do we fly less without air travel becoming the preserve of the wealthy?

neweconomics.org

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Same story across Europe. Yesterday, in Dublin. Campaigners against airport expansion are asked "have you flown?" by interviewers who play dumb. Nobody is calling for an all-out ban on flying. We do point out that *increasing* air travel while the planet burns is plane stupid.

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WIND POWER: The new government will end the ban on onshore wind. This is a fantastic step forward for our efforts to kick our addiction to expensive fossil fuels. Onshore wind is one of the cheapest forms of energy and has been restricted for too long!

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That "recession made in Russia".

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📈 Incomes in London and the SE have been rising 6x faster than in red wall regions since the 2019 #GeneralElection .. When @BorisJohnson started promising he would #LevelUp the UK. Read our new analysis: #TornApart

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⚡️NEW⚡️ Our analysis shows the poorest 10% of families will see energy costs increase by £724, a 7.5 times larger rise than the richest 10% of families (before effects of govt rebates - analysis of that coming up). 1/3

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When we've seen increases in productivity over time, why do we still work so much? It comes down power and who gains from growth. Shorter working time challenges this idea and could redistribute gains from the powerful to workers says @graceblakeley at the #FourDayWeekLaunch

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📊NEW ANALYSIS FROM NEF📊 Another round of national insurance cuts, announced tomorrow, would benefit those who need it least. The richest fifth of households would gain 12x more than the poorest fifth. #SpringBudget 1/3

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The government should be trying to get the train system to work for all of us - passengers and workers. Not calling names, playing games, or playing politics. @Miatsf on #GMB and the #RailStrikes

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Soaring inflation means Bank of England interest rates are going to have to go higher for longer, say @NIESRorg We found that higher interest rates means massive stealth subsidies paid to bankers, while families struggle to afford their weekly shop. 🛒

UK inflation will soar to ‘astronomical’ levels over next year, thinktank warns

The rise will force the Bank of England to hike interest rates higher and for longer than previously expected, says NIESR

www.theguardian.com

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Cutting national insurance tax would be a giveaway to the wealthiest households at the expense of those already struggling. If the chancellor goes ahead with these plans he will increase inequality and make us all poorer in the long run.

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Listen up everyone! 📣 WE 📣 DON'T 📣 NEED 📣 TO 📣 WORRY 📣 ABOUT 📣 PUBLIC 📣 DEBT 📣 RIGHT 📣 NOW Did you know that interest rates are so low that lenders are essentially paying the government to borrow from them? THREAD>

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2 years

The richest few in the UK are taking too much - while the rest of us are struggling to get by. It's time to share the wealth we all create and give everyone a chance of a healthy, prosperous life.

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@NEF

5 years

"All I'm hearing is about the politics of personality. I'm hearing about Boris' next antics. I'm not hearing how they are going to take the country forward." Now Theresa May has resigned, listen to @Miatsf on what we should really care about in the Tory leadership contest.

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@NEF

4 months

Anyone who's rented in the last decade:

The Guardian

@guardian

4 months

UK housing is ‘worst value for money’ of any advanced economy, says thinktank

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@NEF

6 months

On the day that global warming has exceeded 1.5C, it's deeply disappointing that Labour is set to ditch its £28bn green investment. The UK has already fallen behind other countries on green growth and inaction now will prove far more costly down the line.

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@NEF

1 year

The right to strike is fundamental to our democracy. Solidarity to the trade unions fighting to protect all our freedoms.✊🏽

Trades Union Congress

@The_TUC

1 year

NEW 🚨 | Today we begin our High Court legal challenge against this government - to protect the right to strike. Here's why. THREAD 🧵

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@NEF

4 years

Coronavirus could trigger an economic slowdown. 🦠📉 If that's the case, we should respond with massive green investment to move to a zero carbon economy. @alfie_stirling spoke to @OwenJones84

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@NEF

8 months

"Inequality costs the UK £128.4bn a year in damage to the economy, communities and individuals." - shocking new research from @equalitytrust ! We need a wealth tax and more investment in public services to address this imbalance.

The Equality Trust

@equalitytrust

8 months

NEW: Our report finds the UK spends more financing inequality in favour of rich than rest of Europe “Inequality has made the UK more unhealthy, unhappy and unsafe than our more equal peers... It is also causing huge damage to our economy"

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@NEF

11 months

🏭UK banks are lending hundreds of billions of pounds to fossil fuel projects that destroy our climate and communities. 🏦The government and the Bank of England need to step in to protect us all from climate-wrecking finance. Watch to find out more.

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@NEF

4 years

Local public health teams and services should be running contact tracing not Serco - we're backing this petition from @We_OwnIt . Please add your name.

We Own It

@We_OwnIt

4 years

Serco wants to "cement the role of the private sector" in our NHS with its track and trace contract. @MattHancock - it's time to kick them out of our health service once and for all.

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@NEF

2 months

"What the benefits system tends to do is to put a lot of pressure on people, place a lot of requirements on people and offer people a very low level of support." NEF's @PollardTom on @SkyNews today, discussing new unemployment figures.

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@NEF

5 years

The personal tax allowance is ‘welfare for richest’, and has been expanded just as billions of pounds have been cut from UK’s threadbare social security system. 📈✂️📉 @alfie_stirling writes about the Weekly National Allowance for @theipaper 📰

Why everyone earning less than £125,000 should be given £48 per week

The personal income tax allowance is billed as a way of supporting people on low incomes. It could hardly be further from the truth

inews.co.uk

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@NEF

2 years

BREAKING: Over 40 groups representing millions of people have launched a new campaign to rapidly bring down #energyprices . #WarmThisWinter demands urgent action from the UK govt, otherwise millions will be unable to pay their bills and heat their homes.

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@NEF

3 months

"The only way to sustainably reduce costs in the benefits system due to poor mental health is to address the underlying causes of people becoming unwell - investing in public services, improving housing, guaranteeing basic financial security, ensuring better working conditions"

Tom Pollard

@PollardTom

3 months

Part of the government's rationale for introducing PIP a decade ago was that DLA (which it replaced) was 'outdated' & didn't properly recognise mental health problems Now the 'misuse' of PIP for mental health is the rationale for trying to cut costs... 🧵

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@NEF

5 years

70% of flights are taken by just 15% of people. Our proposal to change the tax on plane tickets to you pay more the more you fly, discussed in @thisismoney ✈️

Simon Lambert

@_simonlambert

5 years

Should we pay a higher rate of tax for every flight we take? @a_free_ride reckons it has a better and fairer way of taxing flights to fight combat (which we'll need for any chance of #netzero )

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@NEF

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The most notable thing about this budget is what was missing. There was room for tax breaks for the rich but no mention of a pay rise for hard working nurses, teachers and other public sector workers. #Budget2023

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