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'Devastating tax relief cut risks dealing deadly blow to Britain's sacred sites' #SirPhilipRutnam #DailyExpress express.co.uk/news/politics/…

Our amazing inheritance of historic churches is at risk - my article in ⁦Daily Express⁩ today

President Donald #Trump has confirmed that he will impose 25% #tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada 💰 But what are the economic risks involved and what will the impact be? 📊 Economist Patricia Sanchez Juanino unpacked the answers in this blog ⬇🔓 niesr.ac.uk/blog/trumps-ta…

Heartwarming story from the front line of raising funds for our extraordinary heritage of church buildings eadt.co.uk/news/24979906.…

What’s been happening to #livingstandards? - decline for the poorest 20% of UK households - stagnation for ‘squeezed middle’ - slow recovery to pre-2019 levels The main drivers are weak real wage growth linked to flatlining productivity & cuts to welfare A 🧵 National Institute of Economic and Social Research

For more about National Institute of Economic and Social Research 's work on living standards, see this x.com/NIESRorg/statu… 9/17 Stephen Millard Philip Rutnam Arnab Bhattacharjee FRSA Romesh Vaitilingam Jagjit S. Chadha

Half our most important historic buildings are churches, delivering social value of £55bn a year. All this is sustained by local people who now have to pay VAT on top! Time to end this unfairness. theguardian.com/culture/2025/a…

On Wednesday, President #Trump announced extensive new #tariffs. Our researchers have been working to understand the possible economic impact... 1️⃣ Our analysis suggests that the scale of the tariffs could reduce global economic output by approximately 2% by 2027 1/5 🧵

We also anticipate that... 2️⃣ US #GDP growth could fall by 1.2 and 1.8 percentage points in this year and next, with further falls until 2030 3️⃣ US #inflation could increase by up to 3 percentage points this year and next 2/5 🧵 #tariffs #TrumpTariffs

Many congratulations to David Aikman. Who I have known for many years and will rise to the challenge of taking over my reins. The best of British luck to him and all at National Institute of Economic and Social Research! Philip Rutnam Romesh Vaitilingam Stephen Millard Adrian Pabst niesr.ac.uk/news/professor…

As Chair of National Institute of Economic and Social Research Council I’m delighted with the appointment of David Aikman as our next Director. David’s background as an excellent economist and policy adviser, and his global perspective, make him just right for these challenging times.

Webinar: From Tariff Ripples to Economic Waves 🎦 📅 Friday 16 May ⏰ 13:00-14:00 This online event is a chance to gain understanding into the true costs of #tariffs, both on a global scale and specifically within the UK and the USA. Sign up to join 👇 hubs.ly/Q03kb_wt0

MPs from every part of UK spoke about the importance of churches - and the need to stop local people having to pay VAT on church repairs. Ministers now need to show they have listened in the Spending Review. nationalchurchestrust.org/news/cross-par…

Philip Rutnam Lizzie Glithero-West ‘Encouraging visitors is one of the simplest ways in which the use of places of worship can be extended, and if done well it can have minimal impact on the character of the building or its use by the congregation.’ #ChurchTourism

OUT NOW 💥 Today's tracker expects #GDP to grow by 0.4% in the second quarter of this year 📈 Policymakers face a delicate balancing act in the short term - supporting growth without hindering disinflation progress. Read our analysis' main points 👇 hubs.la/Q03mJrbv0

This painting by Kurt Schwitters from around 1947, depicts the cottage outside Grasmere in the English Lake District where he is said to have slept rough for a short time. The hill in the background is known as ‘The Lion and The Lamb.'

Something for those interested in contemporary church architecture: Chapel of the Good Shepherd, beneath rugged mountains in Slovenia, 2017 Atelje Ostan Pavlin