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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Beyond Lula and Bolsonaro

Digging into the economics behind the Brazilian election.

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What’s that coming over the hill? It’s a Budget

In Focus: What’s that coming over the hill? It’s a Budget - Plus wealth inequality, illicit financial flows, the national care service and more.

In Focus: Will 'hope' be enough?

In Focus: Labour Party Conference 2026 - Plus civil society calls for council housing reform and public ownership

The Timms Review

Tracing the recent history of disability benefit reform and asking what sustainable, progressive change might look like.

Can fiscal devolution regenerate the economy?

Exploring the history of fiscal devolution in England, the reforms now on the table, and what a genuinely decentralised state could mean for the UK’s economic development.

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