New Economics Foundation

HS2 would widen the regional divide, says think tank

20.03.2019

Laura Edgar

Economic Growth | England | HS2 | Infrastructure - Transport | New Economics Foundation | railway | trains

The government could improve rail journeys in all regions and nations for the cost of HS2, which will instead ‘deepen’ the regional divide.
High street job losses deliver £1.5bn blow to economy

13.08.2018

Huw Morris

Business & Enterprise | Economic Growth | high streets | New Economics Foundation | UK

About 25,000 jobs disappeared from the UK’s high streets in the first seven months of 2018, with a further 8,300 jobs under threat at suppliers.
Speculation and high land prices are driving housing crisis

23.07.2018

Huw Morris

Housing | housing crisis | New Economics Foundation | Policy & Politics | UK | viability loophole

Excessive land prices driven by speculation are making a major contribution to the country’s housing crisis and putting up significant barriers to solving it, according to a think tank.
Nurses priced out of NHS homes

10.01.2018

Laura Edgar

England | house prices | Housing | New Economics Foundation | NHS | UK

The New Economics Foundation has said homes to be built on NHS land will have an average expected sale price that is 10 times the annual salary of a nurse.
Think-tank demands London City Airport's closure

10.04.2014

Huw Morris

Infrastructure | London | London City Airport | New Economics Foundation | Regeneration

London City Airport should be closed with the land put to better use, according to a think-tank today.