Economic Change Unit
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The Economic Change Unit (ECU) campaigns to change the way the economy works so that everyone has the freedom and security to live a good life.
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Joined May 2024
ECU is now on X! Follow our other brands: Keep up with the economics news agenda by subscribing to @NewEconomyBrief and follow the @StopTheSqueeze campaign for a real plan for an affordable Britain.
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ECU is recruiting a Treasurer! [Deadline: Monday, September 29, 9:00 am.] Are you passionate about building a more inclusive, sustainable and resilient economy? Are you looking for a meaningful way to use your finance expertise? Apply to join our board: https://t.co/Upy5tYE9gC
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🚨 One week left to apply! We're recruiting an interim Executive Director to lead ECU while our ED is on sabbatical. If you're an experienced leader with expertise in fundraising, programme management and governance this could be the role for you. 👇 https://t.co/NgUfQ94t6P
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📢 Job Alert 📢 We're recruiting an interim Executive Director to lead ECU while our Executive Director is on sabbatical. If you're an experienced leader with expertise in fundraising, programme management and governance this could be the role for you. https://t.co/NgUfQ93Vhh
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🚨1 week left to apply to be our new Head of Strategic Communications! Want to help work on stories like this and change the economic narrative? Help us accelerate the transition to a fair, sustainable, prosperous, and resilient economy:
A group of 65 leading economists have warned higher UK public investment “must be a priority for the next government”. Despite the UK's record of low public investment, the economists say the main parties lack “a serious plan to raise public investment”. https://t.co/0NfW3mT3uw
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Invest in Britain is our new campaign, launching later in 2024. The campaign highlights the damage caused by low UK public investment & calls for a substantial uplift in investment to build a strong, secure, climate-safe economy. Sign up for updates:
investinbritain.org.uk
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Labour voters are expecting more public investment, but Labour are planning steep cuts in order to meet their fiscal rules. New polling from Invest in Britain shows that only 1 in 50 Labour voters believe they will cut investment if they come to power. https://t.co/XoogU7saaK
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The group called for more scrutiny of main parties’ investment plans in an open letter to the UK media. @IPPR found that “a Starmer-led government would end its first term having cut investment more than the entire Conservative 2010-24 administration.” https://t.co/HPRaF21cNw
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A group of 65 leading economists have warned higher UK public investment “must be a priority for the next government”. Despite the UK's record of low public investment, the economists say the main parties lack “a serious plan to raise public investment”. https://t.co/0NfW3mT3uw
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- only one in 50 voting Labour next week believe the party would cut public investment according to fresh @YouGov poll - which is at odds with what most economists expect - unless of course Labour goes ahead with tax rise eg lifting capital gains tax https://t.co/KifESUVxYa
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Open letter from 65 economists calls for more scrutiny of parties' plans for capital investment They warn 'we are heading into this election without a serious plan to raise public investment... a recipe for further stagnation' Exc @theipaper:
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A group of 65 economic experts have warned against a return to austerity-era cuts to capital investment by the state after the upcoming election
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Job Alert: Head of Strategic Communications ECU is recruiting for an exciting new communications role which will help us shape media narratives around the economy. Help us accelerate the transition to a fair, sustainable, prosperous, & resilient economy:
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Job Alert: Head of Strategic Communications ECU is recruiting for an exciting new communications role which will help us shape media narratives around the economy. Help us accelerate the transition to a fair, sustainable, prosperous, & resilient economy:
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@StoptheSqueeze is a coalition of civil society groups who are calling on the government to tackle the cost of living crisis by guaranteeing affordable essentials, boosting incomes, and raising taxes on wealth. Read more about the campaign on our website:
stopthesqueeze.uk
Stop the Squeeze is a coalition of civil society groups who are calling on the government to tackle the cost of living crisis by guaranteeing affordable energy, boosting incomes, and raising taxes on...
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@NewEconomyBrief is a weekly round-up of key economic news, all digestible in a 5 minute read, so you can navigate most important political debates on the economy with ease. Sign up to our newsletter here:
neweconomybrief.net
New Economy Brief is a weekly round-up of key economic news, all in a digestible 10 minute read or less, so you can navigate the most important political debates on the economy with ease.
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