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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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Are energy crises the new normal?

Inflation
18.3.2026
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.
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What happens when climate change makes homes uninsurable?

Finance
12.3.26
Extreme weather is damaging homes and causing systemic risks to the financial and economic system.

Rhetoric and reality: the economics of Reform

Paradigm Shift
5.3.26
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

Public Services
26.2.26
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

Inflation
19.2.26
This week’s New Economy Brief digs into the cost of living crisis and how the government can respond.
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