Resource Library

Reports, papers, articles, and data from institutions like the OBR, IMF, OECD, Bank of England, ONS, United Nations, and The Lancet, alongside journalism and independent research. Topics range from monetary policy and public finance to food systems, corruption, and the cost of living. Longer documents include AI-generated summaries. Everything is indexed and searchable via the AI research assistant.

Get notified about new resources. Log in to subscribe.
Title

Improving access to free school meals: Evaluating the implementation of free school meal auto-enrolment processes

PDF · 27pp

To receive benefits-related free school meals in England, households must currently have an annual household income of less than £7,400 …

Food Food Insecurity

Potential Pathways and Solutions to Acute Food System Crisis in the UK

Research Paper · 27pp

There is increasing concern in many advanced economies about the risks of disruption and crises in agri-food systems. Government departments …

Food Food Insecurity

UK Poverty 2026

PDF · 221pp

The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

Child Poverty Poverty

A Minimum Income Standard for the United Kingdom in 2025

PDF · 49pp

The Minimum Income Standard (MIS) provides a vision of the living standards that we, as a society, agree everyone in …

Mininum Income Standard

Understanding the central bank balance sheet

Research Paper · 26pp

The central bank’s balance sheet plays a critical role in the functioning of the economy. The main liabilities of the …

Central Bank Operations Money Creation

Money creation in the modern economy

PDF · 14pp

This article explains how the majority of money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks making loans.

Money Creation
Ask about resources
Chatting about:
Date
Source
Publisher type
Publisher
Topics