ABOUT › OUR MISSIONS DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY Giving us an equal stake in the places where we live and work. Too often the economy can look like a stitch up between large, distant institutions and large, distant corporations. It looks like this because frequently it is. Free market ideology has been combined with our highly centralised state to create an economy with huge regional imbalances that does not work for huge swathes of the population. The new data economy is creating new inequalities, with economists, politicians and regulators failing to adapt to its different realities. And just as citizens have been left out of the decisions that shape the places they live, they have also been voiceless in the places where they work. Authoritarian populists are exploiting these failings to create division and undermine the institutions and conventions of our democracy. We must devolve power to the places where people live – including new city and regional authorities – and create the tools and mechanisms for power to be responsive to their particular needs. We must give workers more of a say, so we all have a stake in what we produce and the places we work. From strengthening unions to worker co-operatives, NEF’s work shows how we can devolve economic power and drive up living standards. Photo: Fossetts for the People social housing campaign READ MORE BLOG Sold-off public land is creating minuscule amounts of affordable housing An opportunity to build genuinely affordable homes is slipping through our fingers. HANNA WHEATLEY 18 FEBRUARY 2020 PUBLICATIONS Ownership in social care Why it matters and what can be done. DANIEL BUTTON, SARAH BEDFORD 29 JANUARY 2020 PUBLICATIONS Reprotecting Europe The European Green Deal vs the war on regulations. DAVID POWELL, PATRICK TEN BRINK, FRANCESCA CARLSSON, EMILY SCURRAH, FRANK VAN LERVEN, ADRIAN BUA 23 JANUARY 2020 BLOG New website maps the UK's emerging new economy Change the Rules profiles inspiring local projects and the policies we need for change CLIFFORD SINGER 07 NOVEMBER 2019 PUBLICATIONS Digital power players The problem and the power of tech monopolies DUNCAN MCCANN 15 NOVEMBER 2018 CAMPAIGNS & PROJECTS Reprotection: halting the EU's deregulation drive Regulations are there to protect us. We need to defend them. PUBLICATIONS Co-operatives unleashed Doubling the size of the UK's co-operative sector MATHEW LAWRENCE, ANDREW PENDLETON, SARA MAHMOUD 03 JULY 2018 CAMPAIGNS & PROJECTS Save public land Government is selling off our land to private developers. SIGN UP FOR UPDATES Hear about our work to build a new economy, including ways you can get involved and help support our campaigns. SIGN UP You can cancel at any time. See our privacy policy for full details. ABOUT US Our work Our missions Our people Accounts and funders Job vacancies Contact us Support us OUR WORK All Publications Blog Audio/video Campaigns Press Events NEF CONSULTING NEF's consultancy arm, helping organisations move towards a new sustainable economy. Visit NEF Consulting CHANGE THE RULES We map local projects building a more democratic economy and the policies to make this happen. Visit Change The Rules © NEF 2021 • Registered charity 1055254 Terms and conditions • Privacy and cookies • RSS