Economic policy drinks tomorrow in London 🍺 Thursday 6-8pm at The Sherlock Holmes (Northumberland St, near Embankment) Light bites + first round on PolicyEngine. Come meet economists & policy analysts working on UK tax/benefits/public finance. luma.com/oz1qt2ec

We tested whether Claude Code's multi-agent system could automate policy research workflows. Three specialized agents handled data fetching, Python scripting, and report generation. Now we're applying these insights to develop a Claude Code plugin.

BREAKING: PolicyEngine's microsimulation model projects a surge in candy consumption in the coming hours. Happy Halloween! 🎃

We're at capacity for "PolicyEngine 2.0 and the Future of Public Policy Analysis" today at Central Hall Westminster! Excited to welcome researchers and policymakers for a day of demos, applications, and discussions. Here's what we have planned 👇

Here's how these four landed in the Autumn Budget: Repealing two-child limit ✅ Increasing income tax by 2p ❌ Reducing NI by 2p ❌ Freezing income tax thresholds ✅ Adjusting VAT thresholds ❌ Surcharge on high-value properties ✅ Stay tuned for analysis of other provisions.

NEW: We've modelled the Autumn Budget fuel duty freeze Key findings for 2026-27: - £2.8bn revenue cost - 46.7% of people gain - Lowest decile: +0.30% income - Highest decile: +0.11% income - 0.18% reduction in inequality policyengine.org/uk/research/fu…

The OBR revised up its inflation and earnings forecasts in the November 2025 Autumn Budget. We compare the projections and explain what changed for PolicyEngine users. policyengine.org/uk/research/ob…

The new high value council tax surcharge will raise £400m/year from £2m+ properties. Top 10 constituencies = 35% of revenue. Cities of London & Westminster alone: 10%. Explore our latest Autumn Budget analysis and interactive: policyengine.org/uk/research/hi…