General Election 2024· Tax· Welfare· Political parties and elections Growing for gold? Analysing the tax and spend package of the 2024 Labour Manifesto 14 June 2024 by Molly Broome and Nye Cominetti and Emily Fry and Tara Goatley and Charlie McCurdy and Simon Pittaway and Hannah Slaughter and James Smith and Lalitha Try …given that, since 2010, we’ve had Brexit, nine business secretaries, seven sets of fiscal rules, and almost annual changes to corporation tax. But the manifesto also includes a suite of… READ MORE
Intergenerational Centre· Political parties and elections Poll Position How intergenerational voting intentions have changed since the 2019 General Election 7 February 2024 by Camron Aref-Adib and Sophie Hale …elections: Brexit loomed large, an issue with distinctly age-divided views. This note investigates where we are now, picking out five big intergenerational shifts that have occurred since the last general… READ MORE
Economic growth· Political parties and elections The experts strike back? A joint Resolution Foundation and Political Quarterly launch event for Politicians and economic experts: the limits of technocracy by Anna Killick Thursday 8 December 2022 The relationship between politicians and economists has always been complicated, and it has become particularly rocky in Britain over the last decade. Divisions during the Brexit referendum prompted Michael Gove… READ MORE
Monetary policy· Economy and public finances· Tax· Macroeconomic policy· Political parties and elections Talking tax What’s been said and what’s gone unsaid in the Conservative leadership election? 26 July 2022 by Torsten Bell and Adam Corlett Elections are rarely entirely about a single issue, but there are exceptions. Brexit in the 2019 general election stands out, and today tax cuts totally dominate the 2022 Conservative leadership… READ MORE
Political parties and elections Labour’s Economic Plan For The UK Post-Covid In Conversation With Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP Tuesday 28 September 2021 …strategy on issues such as new ways of working, post-Brexit trade policy, and the role of businesses in Britain’s Net Zero transition; the wider role of small businesses in Labour’s… READ MORE
Political parties and elections The Big Debate Where Next for the UK Economy Post-Pandemic? Sunday 26 September 2021 …change brought about by the pandemic; what Brexit means for trade, regulation and competition policy; how to encourage growth that is felt throughout the country; how the UK should transition… READ MORE
Political parties and elections Election dissection Analysing General Election 2019 Friday 13 December 2019 …on Friday 13 December we had the results. But big questions remained. How – and where – was the election won and lost? What does the result mean for Brexit?… READ MORE
Intergenerational Centre· Political parties and elections Bridging divides? Analysing the 2019 general election from a generational perspective 4 December 2019 by Maja Gustafsson and Laura Gardiner This spotlight article looks at the 2019 general election from a generational perspective. Age has become increasingly important for party choice over recent decades, with the Brexit vote turbo-charging these… READ MORE
Housing· Political parties and elections Streets apart An analysis of manifesto commitments on housing 2 December 2019 by Lindsay Judge …housing system by Labour. Housing remains high on the public agenda It took a while, but finally we have sight of all the main parties’ housing policies. Brexit and the… READ MORE
Skills· Political parties and elections Apprenticeships and adult education: how do the major parties compare? Latest Department for Education figures show the problems that need addressing 1 December 2019 by Kathleen Henehan While big rows over Brexit and the size of state we want have tended to dominate the news cycle over recent weeks, the 2019 general election campaign hasn’t been entirely… READ MORE
Living standards· Tax· Welfare· Political parties and elections The choice facing Britain: What the manifestos reveal Thursday 28 November 2019 …to tax and benefits, and their priorities for crime and climate change. And yes, of course, Brexit. What are the big-picture takeaways from each manifesto? How deliverable are the parties’… READ MORE
Economy and public finances· Political parties and elections Oven-ready, safety-first Assessing the Conservatives' 2019 manifesto 24 November 2019 by Torsten Bell Summary Brexit is happening, but big tax cuts aren’t. That’s the short version of the already fairly short Conservative Manifesto. This manifesto does not tell us much about what the… READ MORE
Political parties and elections Doubling down on a bigger state Assessing Labour’s 2019 manifesto 22 November 2019 by Torsten Bell …ongoing Brexit-driven (and indeed global) economic uncertainty. The goal has to be to tackle, rather than reinforce, the disastrously low business investment that is holding back growth today and family… READ MORE
Demographics· Political parties and elections The middle aged, not the middle class, are the new swing voters 2 November 2019 by Torsten Bell …will lie. You want it to be all about Brexit if you’re gunning for the Conservatives or Liberal Democrats, and everything but Brexit if you’re battling it out for Labour…. READ MORE
Political parties and elections Healing the Nation vs Divide and Conquer Top of the Charts 27 September 2019 …rather than bridging them. But the Conservative Party is not just about delivering Brexit, and Ministers will be lining up at conference to highlight their non-Brexit policies. We already know… READ MORE
Political parties and elections Examining the Labour Party’s economic radicalism Top of the Charts 20 September 2019 …about Brexit (again). But we like to do things differently at RF so we’ll be hosting a massive row civilised discussion about its economic policy instead. To kick this off,… READ MORE
Political parties and elections Labour and Conservative party conferences Fringe events 2019 Sunday 29 September 2019 …fragile economic backdrop at home and abroad. A future Labour chancellor could also find themselves preoccupied with a new post-Brexit agreement with the EU, or responding to a recession. Will… READ MORE
Wealth & assets· Tax· Political parties and elections The huge Brexit Party tax cut for rich remain areas 16 September 2019 by Adam Corlett and Torsten Bell There are bad ideas, really bad ideas – and then there’s abolishing inheritance tax. This is the new top priority announced by the Brexit Party – one of only two… READ MORE
Incomes· Tax· Political parties and elections Tax cuts for the rich is not the answer to the questions 21st century Britain is asking 10 June 2019 by Torsten Bell …Further widening the gap between the rich and poor is an odd lesson to draw from the UK’s experience of financial crisis and Brexit. The policy detail also risks running… READ MORE
Demographics· Intergenerational Centre· Political parties and elections My Generation, Baby: The Politics of Age in Brexit Britain 29 March 2019 by Laura Gardiner and Torsten Bell …a post‐Brexit political narrative that avoids all future outcomes and choices being refracted through the age cleavage that defined the Brexit decision itself. The parties could also tap into strong… READ MORE
Public spending· Tax· Intergenerational Centre· Political parties and elections Britain is set to replace the era of austerity with a new era of tax rises 7 October 2018 by David Willetts …build a better Britain, repairing our contract between generations with everyone, young and old, making a contribution and having a stake in society. If the Brexit referendum has taught us… READ MORE
Demographics· Intergenerational Centre· Political parties and elections Demography is the new class war 21 September 2018 by Torsten Bell The real question about this year’s Labour Party conference is what on earth everyone will talk about for four days. The supposed Brexit barney will be a damp squib and… READ MORE
Living standards· Political parties and elections For Labour, it’s all about what you say 23 September 2017 by Torsten Bell …Brexit complicated the situation. But perky activists heading to Brighton should still pause to consider how a government with all the headwinds above returned to office. Rightly much of the… READ MORE
Living standards· Brexit & trade· Political parties and elections How important was Brexit in the so-called ‘Brexit election’? 10 June 2017 by Matthew Whittaker …Conservative’s focus on Brexit in its election campaign – and relative disregard for wider social and economic issues – could be seen as marking an attempt to appeal to a… READ MORE
Living standards· Intergenerational Centre· Political parties and elections The millennials and politics: are they getting into the swing of it? 9 June 2017 by Torsten Bell …been underestimated is quite how big an impact that outsider status would have with the young. In particular, the combination of the Brexit vote and Corbyn’s election as Labour leader… READ MORE
