Inequality & poverty Structurally unsound Tackling embedded social inequality in the UK UpcomingTuesday 8 October 2019 Britain is a more inclusive and open society than it was, but structural inequalities persist. These inequalities – covering race, gender, class, sexuality and health – are not always obvious, but they are embedded and tilt the balance against too many. SIGN UP
Political parties and elections Labour and Conservative party conferences Fringe events 2019 UpcomingSunday 29 September 2019 Resolution Foundation are hosting events at Labour party and Conservative party conferences in 2019. SIGN UP
Macroeconomic policy Dealing with ‘No Deal’ What should the Chancellor and Governor do? Thursday 19 September 2019 Across Whitehall, preparations for ‘No Deal’ are now dominating, from maintaining medical supplies to bolstering border controls. But the Treasury and the Bank of England also need to prepare a macroeconomic response to a ‘No Deal’ Brexit. READ MORE
Political parties and elections How to train your Prime Minister What can the last nine leaders teach us? Tuesday 17 September 2019 Chief Executive Torsten Bell discusses Steve Richard’s new book ‘The Prime Ministers’ with the author, before taking part in a wider discussion and audience Q&A about the leadership qualities of UK Prime Ministers past, present and (possibly) future. READ MORE
Jobs· Labour market Tough enough? Enforcing Britain’s labour market rules Monday 16 September 2019 Workers across Britain have a multitude of rights at work – from the minimum wage to maximum hours. But, despite receiving far too little attention, it is labour market enforcement that is essential to turn those rights into a reality. READ MORE
Macroeconomic policy Ready for the next recession? Assessing the UK’s macroeconomic framework Monday 9 September 2019 To mark its launch of its new Macroeconomic Policy Unit, Resolution Foundation is hosting an event that brings together leading macroeconomists and policy makers, and will include the publishing of a comprehensive assessment of the UK’s current macroeconomic policy framework. READ MORE
Economic growth Fake news, real economy Can stories drive economic events? Tuesday 3 September 2019 The world is awash with viral stories – some of which are more evidence-based than others. There’s been a lot of controversy about their ability to shape elections, but can they shape economics too? READ MORE
Living standards The past, present and future of living standards What drives income growth and inequality across Britain? Wednesday 17 July 2019 At an event at its Westminster offices, the Resolution Foundation marked the launch of its annual Living Standards Audit with a speech by Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP, alongside a presentation of the report’s key findings. READ MORE
Social care· Intergenerational Centre Tackling Britain’s care crisis What would a cross-party, long-term plan look like? Thursday 11 July 2019 How can we push forward a sustainable solution to Britain’s care crisis? Event with speakers including former Deputy Prime Minister Damian Green, former Shadow Minister for Care Liz Kendall, and former Minister for Care Norman Lamb. READ MORE
Monetary policy· Macroeconomic policy Meet the new dosh, same as the old dosh Should ‘People’s Quantitative Easing’ be used to fight the next crisis? Tuesday 9 July 2019 Book launch for economist Frances Coppola’s new book ‘The Case for People’s Quantitative Easing’. A panel of experts joined Frances to debate the role of QE in the next recession READ MORE
Labour market· Productivity & industrial strategy· Technological change· Economic growth ‘The Technology Trap’ Capital, labour and power in the age of automation Monday 24 June 2019 Book launch for ‘The Technology Trap’ by Carl Frey, examining the impact of technological change on the world of work and the wider economy over the last 800 years, and what the age of automation might mean for the future of work. READ MORE
Living standards· Intergenerational Centre A lifetime of living standards Launch of the Intergenerational Centre and inaugural Intergenerational Audit Thursday 20 June 2019 To mark the launch of the Intergenerational Centre, led by Lord David Willetts, we published our inaugural Intergenerational Audit, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, to provide an up-to-date take on the big intergenerational issues facing 21st Century Britain. READ MORE
Labour market The ‘Transatlantic jobs miracle’: What lies behind and beneath it? Wednesday 12 June 2019 Book launch for ‘Not Working’ by David Blanchflower Wednesday 12 June, 6-7.15pm, Resolution Foundation offices, Westminster In the US, unemployment has fallen to a five decade low, while in the UK it is at its lowest level since 1974. These headline figures suggest that both countries are close to full employment – and that … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Measuring poverty around the world: Launch of new book by Tony Atkinson with keynote address by Nick Stern Tuesday 11 June 2019 Tuesday 11 June, 9.30-11.30am, Resolution Foundation offices, Westminster Tony Atkinson was one of the world’s leading social scientists and a pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality. His final book, Measuring Poverty around the World, published this month by Princeton University Press, provides an inspiring analysis of how poverty is – and should be – measured, … Continued READ MORE
Housing· Intergenerational Centre Moving on up Has Britain’s housing crisis made us a less mobile nation? Thursday 6 June 2019 We presented research on the impact of recent housing trends on young people’s pay and job prospects. A panel of experts, including Liz Truss, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, then discussed the issues raised from the research. READ MORE
Low pay· Pay· Minimum wage The end of low pay? Charting the future of the minimum wage Thursday 30 May 2019 At the event to mark the launch of Professor Arin Dube’s review we heard from him and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and also presented new research on the future of the minimum wage from our ‘Low Pay Britain’ report. READ MORE
Intergenerational Centre New threats to an age-old problem: How poverty varies across our generations and lifecycles Wednesday 22 May 2019 The nature and timing of poverty varies much more than we think between generations and over the lifecycle. Understanding these shifts is crucial if we are to make the right interventions to reduce poverty throughout society. READ MORE
Labour market· Intergenerational Centre The hangover: Why young workers can’t shake off the recession Monday 13 May 2019 Monday 13 May, 9.30-10.45am, Resolution Foundation offices, Westminster All recessions hurt, but they hurt different groups differently. The young are often worst affected, whether by high youth unemployment, low starting salaries or painful pay squeezes. Ten years on from the financial crisis it’s time to take stock of how lasting the effect has been on … Continued READ MORE
Labour market A humanised revolution? Launch event for Clear Bright Future by Paul Mason Tuesday 7 May 2019 While much of the world feels like it’s going through a period of sweeping political, economic and social change, what it means to be human remains unchanged but not unchallenged. Does the new world of big data and technological change bring new opportunities to empower citizens? Or will it replace them? How much agency do … Continued READ MORE
Grey(t) Britain: lessons for an ageing society Thursday 2 May 2019 Britain is undergoing a dramatic demographic shift. The combination of rising life expectancy and the transition of the baby boomer generation into retirement means that the country has a record share of pensioners, which will continue to grow over the coming decades. Longer living is arguably the best hallmark of human progress, but it does … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Living standards across Britain: the 700-year view Wednesday 1 May 2019 Sometimes it’s good to step back from the short-term economic noise and take a long view – a very long view. Because while changes in living standards are driven by the economic cycle, and policy changes, they are also wider driven by wider economic shifts that play out over decades, rather than months and years. What have … Continued READ MORE
Housing Old answers to new questions? The future of social housing in the UK Monday 8 April 2019 Post-war governments invested heavily in social housing. But it then fell spectacularly out of favour, with the introduction of Right-to-Buy in 1980 sparking a decline in social housing stock. Almost 40 years on, attitudes toward social housing appear to be changing again. In 2017, Theresa May earmarked £2 billion of new money for social rented … Continued READ MORE
Labour market Looming crisis or new opportunity? Skilling the nation in Brexit Britain Monday 18 March 2019 Raising skill-levels boosts pay, productivity and ultimately living standards. And yet the pace of growth in educational attainment has stalled – with a slowdown in people progressing to mid- and higher-level qualifications, and many firms reporting damaging skills shortages. Who has benefitted from investment in skills over the last 20 years, and who has been … Continued READ MORE
Labour market Even Greater Manchester: The London launch of the Independent Prosperity Review Tuesday 5 March 2019 The Greater Manchester Independent Prosperity Review was established to undertake a detailed and rigorous assessment of the current state, and future potential, of Greater Manchester’s economy. The review provides a major update of the city region’s economic evidence base providing lessons for policy makers across Greater Manchester, and for other city-regions across the UK with … Continued READ MORE
Economy and public finances Spring in our step or long winter ahead? The UK economy on Brexit eve Monday 4 March 2019 Coming a fortnight before Britain is scheduled to leave the EU, the upcoming Spring Statement will provide an important health check on the UK economy as we prepare to depart. But looking into the future poses challenges for any forecaster wrestling with the recent growth slowdown and the uncertainty of what form Brexit will eventually … Continued READ MORE
