Young Fabians Economy & Finance Network

02/10/2023

There's no better place to be this Sunday at Labour Conference than our panel event on Green Growth! We're excited to be able to jointly host this with the Young Fabians Environment Network.

We have some great panellists onboard for what is sure to be a lively debate and discussion on how a Labour government can build a green economy fit for Britain's future.

Details below - see you there!

https://www.youngfabians.org.uk/from_stagnation_to_sustainability

19/06/2023

One day to go 📅

Join us tomorrow for our panel event, discussing solutions to tackle our worsening housing crisis.

We're delighted to welcome Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP to the panel, and we're wishing Danny Beales, who unfortunately can't make it, the best of luck in his campaign in Uxbridge!

07/06/2023

Great to welcome Clive Betts MP, Shreya Nanda, Rachel Blake, and Danny Beales alongside our very own Panny Antoniou on the 20th June to discuss Labour's plans for housing

Big thanks to Maike Erb for organising and chairing

Sign up now➡️ https://www.youngfabians.org.uk/yf_economy_and_finance

10/02/2023

Senior Economist and Chief Editor, Amarvir Singh Bal, chaired the pamphlet launch “An Economic Lens to Reclaiming the Heartlands”.

Many thanks to our expert panel, which include:

Carys Roberts- Executive Director of IPPR - Senior Economist
Catherine West MP - Shadow Foreign Minister (Asia & the Pacific) - Hornsey and Wood Green
Justin Madders MP - Shadow Minister for Employment Rights - Ellesmere Port and Neston
Sir Mark Hendrick MP - International Trade Committee – Preston
Stephen Kinnock MP - Shadow Minister for Immigration – Aberavon

The main forewords were written by former Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, Tulip Siddiq MP and Pat McFadden MP. Supporting forewords were also contributed by Alex Cunningham MP, Alex Norris MP, Ben Bradshaw MP, Bill Esterson MP, Carolyn Harris MP, Cat Smith MP, Catherine West MP, Conor McGinn MP, Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP, Dan Jarvis MP, Dan Norris MP, Emma Hardy MP, Emma Lewell-Buck MP, Grahame Morris MP, Ian Lavery MP, Ian Murray MP, Joan Walley (former MP), John Griffiths MS MP, Justin Madders MP, Kate Green MP, Kevin Brennan MP, Liam Byrne MP, Luke Pollard MP, Marie Rimmer MP, Mark Hendrick MP, Peter Soulsby MP, Rachael Maskell MP, Ruth Cadbury MP, Sarah Champion MP, Stephen Kinnock MP, Stephen Timms MP, Steve McCabe MP, Taiwo Owatemi MP, Tan Dhesi MP, Tony Lloyd MP, Virendra Sharma MP, Wayne David MP and Yasmin Qureshi MP.

Christopher Chris Wongsosaputro was the Supporting Lead and Helen Clarke was the Contributing Editor.

Authors include Amy Dwyer, Amy Swainn, Ashveer Bal, Bilal Mahmood, Ciaran Tomlin, Dominic Jones, Dominic Shaw, Ellie Bruce, George Richmond, Jack Parker, Lauren Davison, Marie Hill, Molly Hall, Neil Weeks, Nicholas Birman-Trickett, Owen Stratford, Sabrina Sforza, Sam Sherburn and Zachary Barker-Williams. The conclusion was authored by the Chair of the Fabian Society, Dr Martin Edobor.

The link to the project is included here: tinyurl.com/yc4ndjyd

06/07/2022

Join the Young Fabians for an event on Cost of Living in the Houses of Parliament. Thursday 14th July @ 7pm. We will be joined by speakers from IFS, Resolution Foundation & Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Sign up here:

Join the London Young Fabians at the Palace of Westminster for a discussion on the cost of living crisis with expert panellists including:

05/07/2022

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Young Fabians Economy & Finance Network latest Economic Update highlights the Cost of Living crisis and the UK's current economic environment

The Young Fabians Economy & Finance Network present their report on the economy for July 2022, as the country faces continuing inflation.

31/05/2022

BASIC INCOME CONVERSATION

Feel free to join the and 's Basic Income Conversation team on Wednesday 1st June at 5:30pm to discuss Basic Income

Sign up: https://www.youngfabians.org.uk/basic_income_conversation

01/04/2022

On the Young Fabians blog, the Young Fabians Economy & Finance Network provide the macroeconomic outlook for March

Overall, the UK economy has continued to strengthen since the start of the pandemic. Headline concerns since the last macroeconomic update encompass: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (resulting in economic sanctions on Russia and wide ramifications for the global economy); high prices of commodities (...

31/03/2022

In last week’s “Mini Budget” the Chancellor needed to support the most vulnerable in our society. He made the political choice not to. Here’s our response:

The Young Fabians Economy & Finance Network respond to last week’s Spring Statement, and consider whether the Chancellor has done enough to help those suffering most from the Cost of Living Crisis.

29/03/2022

Following on from the first blog post on the impacts of sanctions on the Russian economy, Chris has now added the impacts of the sanctions on the rest of the world. Read here:

Chris Wongsosaputro examines the impact of sanctions on Russia on the rest of the world. This follows on from his article last week about the impact of sanctions on Russia.

23/03/2022

Following on from our event on the economic consequences of the invasion of Ukraine, Chris Wongsosaputro has written an excellent piece on the impact economic sanctions are having on the Russian economy. Worth a read!

In the wake of economic sanctions imposed against Russia after their invasion of Ukraine, Chris Wongsosaputro analyses the impact on these measures on Russia's economy.