Resolution Foundation Event Recordings

New deal or no deal
How will the Employment Rights Bill impact workers, businesses and the wider economy?
 
Kate Bell
Assistant General Secretary at the TUC
Neil Carberry
Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
Darren Newman
Employment Law Consultant
Nye Cominetti
Principal Economist at the Resolution Foundation
Greg Thwaites
Research Director at the Resolution Foundation (Chair)

The price is tight
How are the cost of essentials affecting low-to-middle-income families across Britain?
 
Speakers
Clare Moriarty
Chief Executive of Citizens Advice
Peter Levell
Deputy Research Director at the IFS
Lalitha Try
Economist at the Resolution Foundation
Mike Brewer
Deputy Chief Executive at the Resolution Foundation (Chair)

Britain is racked by pay divides – on gender, race, age and education status. But one of its starkest inequalities centres on geography, which is far more complex than Londoners earning more than everyone else. But while regional pay inequality is widely discussed, what drives these divides is less well understood. And that really matters if we’re to tackle these inequalities.

The Government’s fiscal events have had a shaky start so far. The Autumn Budget unveiled £41 billion of tax rises by 2029-30, while the Spring Statement was dominated by controversial welfare reform that will hit poorer families the hardest. The Spending Review provides a fresh opportunity to focus on growth and living standards, as it sets out the details of over £40 billion additional annual day-to-day public service spending, and over £100 billion worth of infrastructure funding. But with Britain facing the strong headwinds of global economic turbulence and strained public services, will it be third time lucky for the Chancellor?
Has the Government boosted public services across the board, or has the NHS taken the lion’s share of the cash? Has public investment centred on repairing Britain’s fraying social infrastructure – its schools, hospitals and housing stock – or building new economic and energy infrastructure? Have limited resources been effectively prioritised to support growth and improve living standards? And how might the Spending Review shape the upcoming Budget this Autumn?

The effects of Covid-19 and double-digit inflation may have faded, but the cost of living remains a top concern for families. Recent tax increases, coupled with rising utility bills and housing costs, are adding to the pressures that households face. The jobs market is loosening with unemployment rising and real-pay rises shrinking. And these domestic pressures sit aside global economic uncertainty that will inevitably impact families at home.
How has the outlook for living standards changed in light of recent events? What do these developments mean for the experiences of different households?  How might changes in the economic or policy outlook affect households, for better or for worse? And what policies would have the biggest impact for lower-income families?
 

Book launch for Exile Economics: What happens if globalisation fails by Ben Chu

Where are the Government’s welfare reforms heading?

Which areas of public investment should be prioritised at the Spending Review?