The public want public services that aren't collapsing, not tax cuts x.com/YouGov/status/…

If only there were a way to cut the UK's uniquely heavy reliance on gas for heat and power…

The ocean heat content averaged in the tropical east Atlantic is skyrocketing these past couple of weeks. It's presently as high as the climatological mean on June 16, and as high as it was on May 14, 2023 (the year that obliterated records). [1/2]

The biggest change to land-use regulations in decades aims to protect and restore England's natural world. But who will really benefit - and what will it mean for English flora and fauna? 🐸🦋🪱🌳 Christian Jaccarini writes for BusinessGreen

We're now at 400 consecutive days of record-breaking ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic. 🤯

"while across Europe major 'banks' such as the German KfW and the Italian Cassa Depositi e Prestiti can borrow and lend prudently without clouding the debate about public finances, their UK equivalents currently cannot." See our report- neweconomics.org/uploads/files/… h/t Laurie Macfarlane

The OBR has not yet been able to forecast any employment gain from the cuts/changes to incapacity & disability benefits MPs are being asked to support around £6.5bn of cuts & increased conditionality for ill & disabled people without any clear assessment of what it will achieve

This government says they're cutting benefits to encourage people to work. But the DWP & OBR between them haven't yet been able to forecast any impact on employment outcomes. They're causing huge hardship without any analysis of whether it will even help meet their goals.

Tariffs are cost shocks. Last time around, across the board cost shocks coordinated price hikes and triggered sellers' inflation (see paper below). Get ready for the next inflation bout! This time courtesy of MAGA.

This is an Israeli military plane flying from Britain to Israel on 16 October 2024 Labour had secretly authorised it to land at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire 3 days later, it was flying over Gaza refuelling Israeli fighter jets as they bombed Beit Lahiya killing 73 people

The Renters' Rights Bill is expected to kick in early next year - but how will abolishing Section 21 even be enforced? Me Dr. Abi O'Connor+Christian Jaccarini looked into how the PRS database must be used to strengthen tenants' rights and ensure council capacity is optimised. Read below👇

NEW RESEARCH: Private renters are facing a postcode lottery when reporting substandard housing conditions to local authorities due to a lack of enforcement officers. With Nationwide Foundation 1/6

"Too many renters are stuck in damp, dangerous, and insecure homes, while rogue landlords go unchallenged and enforcement teams are stretched to breaking point," says Christian Jaccarini. Read the full report here: neweconomics.org/2025/07/detail… 6/6

Tax policy may make headlines, but it's climate breakdown that’s reshaping the economics of food. Price spikes in salad leaves, coffee, and olive oil have been driven by water scarcity and extreme weather. What once looked isolated is now hardening into permanent volatility. 1/3