The real inheritance: UK living standards crisis at October Budget
JRF is calling on the Government to place a strategy for household economic security at the heart of its strategy for growth.
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Alfie Stirling
Director of Insight and Policy
Alfie is our Director of Insight and Policy, leading the evidence, economics and policy teams at JRF.
Previously Alfie was Director of Research and Chief Economist at the New Economics Foundation (NEF), leading research teams across economics, environment and social policy. Prior to that, Alfie was senior economist at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), leading macroeconomic and fiscal policy research for the Commission on Economic Justice. Alfie is a regular contributor in national media through TV, radio and print.
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Twitter: @alfie_stirling
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