High Resolution

Resolution Foundation

What's really happening to people’s living standards across Britain – and what can we do to lift them? High Resolution cuts through the noise with sharp analysis and insightful guests. We’ll be exploring the economic debates that actually matter to you - from work, wages and wealth to housing affordability and decisions on tax, benefits and public services. High Resolution is a podcast from the Resolution Foundation, an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK. You can find more information about the Resolution Foundation, including the latest analysis, on our website: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/ Looking for the audio-only recordings of our live events? Search 'Resolution Foundation Event Recordings' our your podcast app. 

Episodes

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Earning it back

    Are higher living standards the key to electoral success? Both the Government and the opposition are scrambling for new policies and messages to win back unconvinced voters. Is this new political landscape ultimately shaped by the lack of growth in household incomes? How much of the remainder of this Parliament ought to be focused on living standards? And what options really are there – whoever is sitting in Number 10 – to get incomes on an upward trajectory after two difficult decades? Ruth Curtice – Chief Executive Resolution Foundation (Host) Jane Green - Professor of Political Science and British Politics Heather Stewart – Economics editor at the Guardian Read 'See it. Say it. Sort it.' now to learn more about the Resolution Foundation analysis discussed in this episode: https://buff.ly/EIq0o5n Follow us on: Substack: https://buff.ly/DVmDK0j  X: https://buff.ly/iEgrHkX  Bluesky: https://buff.ly/bDdYTzP  YouTube: https://buff.ly/HC3ypdf  Instagram: https://buff.ly/m5NX5Tr

    34 min

  2. 14 APR

    A shock to the system

    Can the Government – or the public – afford another energy crisis? RF Chief Executive Ruth Curtice speaks to  Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt and  Chief Executive of Ipsos in the UK and Ireland Kelly Beaver to ask how the Government can respond to pressures on global energy supplies and how the public feel about the prospect of another spike in bills.    Follow us on: Substack: https://buff.ly/DVmDK0j X: https://buff.ly/iEgrHkX Bluesky: https://buff.ly/bDdYTzP YouTube: https://buff.ly/HC3ypdf Instagram: https://buff.ly/m5NX5Tr

    32 min

  3. 20 MAR

    False starts?

    Why are so many young people both out of work, and not in school? Research Director Lindsay Judge speaks to Principal Economist Nye Cominetti and Chief Executive of the Nuffield Foundation Gavin Kelly, to get to the bottom of who's becoming NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) and why - and how we can reverse that trend. Read 'False starts' now for more great Resolution Foundation analysis on this issue: https://buff.ly/RJAXTRt  Follow us on: Substack: https://buff.ly/DVmDK0j  X: https://buff.ly/iEgrHkX  Bluesky: https://buff.ly/bDdYTzP  YouTube: https://buff.ly/HC3ypdf  Instagram: https://buff.ly/m5NX5Tr

    36 min

  4. 19 MAR

    Understatement of the year?

    The Treasury promised us a boring non-event, which on the day was massively over-shadowed by events in the Middle East. Ruth Curtice discusses the merits of annual fiscal events, the difficulty of getting growth going, and what to expect in the Chancellor's upcoming (and unprecedented) second Mais Lecture, with James Smith (Chief Economist at the Resolution Foundation) and Giles Wilkes (Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government).  Read 'Understatement of the year' for the full detail of our Spring Forecast response: https://buff.ly/4FBEGVd Follow us on: Substack: https://buff.ly/DVmDK0j  X: https://buff.ly/iEgrHkX  Bluesky: https://buff.ly/bDdYTzP  YouTube: https://buff.ly/HC3ypdf  Instagram: https://buff.ly/m5NX5Tr

    34 min

  5. 19 MAR

    Who are 'Unsung Britain'?

    Britain does not feel like a nation at ease – and hasn’t done for a very long while. By more than two-to-one, Britons last year judged the country to be on the “wrong track” rather than heading in the “right direction”. Ruth Curtice, the Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, discusses the experiences and prospects for the nation's poorer half with Scarlett Maguire and Tom Clark. Read Unsung Britain now to learn more about the Resolution Foundation analysis discussed in this episode: https://buff.ly/t7S0ABM Watch the full launch conference for Unsung Britain, including a keynote speech from Andy Burnham, here: https://buff.ly/gN8gf52  Follow us on: Substack: https://buff.ly/DVmDK0j  X: https://buff.ly/iEgrHkX  Bluesky: https://buff.ly/bDdYTzP  YouTube: https://buff.ly/HC3ypdf  Instagram: https://buff.ly/m5NX5Tr

    28 min

  6. 19 MAR

    Growing pains

    How's the Government's growth agenda going? 18 months into a government elected on a mandate of change and growth, and following the publication of Mountain climbing, we're assessing their growth strategy – its intentions, its achievements, and its prospects moving ahead into an uncertain world. Lord David Willetts, the President of the Resolution Foundation, is joined by Sophie Hale, Research Director at the Resolution Foundation, and Anna Leach, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors. Read 'Mountain climbing' now to learn more about the Resolution Foundation analysis discussed in this episode: https://buff.ly/eF6CApD  Follow us on: Substack: https://buff.ly/DVmDK0j  X: https://buff.ly/iEgrHkX  Bluesky: https://buff.ly/bDdYTzP  YouTube: https://buff.ly/HC3ypdf  Instagram: https://buff.ly/m5NX5Tr

    38 min

  7. 19 MAR

    Brave New Welfare

    What can Westminster learn from Scotland on reforming disability benefits? Resolution Foundation Research Director Lindsay Judge talks you through the learnings from recent benefit reforms in Scotland, joined by Louise Murphy and Ben Geiger. Read 'Delivering dignity' on our website today to learn more: https://buff.ly/v0J2uQj Follow us on: Substack: https://buff.ly/DVmDK0j  X: https://buff.ly/iEgrHkX  Bluesky: https://buff.ly/bDdYTzP  YouTube: https://buff.ly/HC3ypdf  Instagram: https://buff.ly/m5NX5Tr

    29 min

  8. 18 MAR

    When the levies break?

    How should the Government support households with energy bills? In October 2025, the Resolution Foundation published research assessing how the Government can help families with high energy bills. Our Chief Executive discussed the proposals with Jonathan Marshall (one of our Principal Economists) and Adam Scorer, the Chief Executive of National Energy Action. Tune in to learn about the drivers of Britain’s stubbornly high household energy bills, and how reform of the costs added onto bills offers a route for helping families with the cost of living this winter. To learn more, read 'Splitting the bill' on our website today: https://buff.ly/WLDA8Qh Follow us on: Substack: https://buff.ly/DVmDK0j  X: https://buff.ly/iEgrHkX  Bluesky: https://buff.ly/bDdYTzP  YouTube: https://buff.ly/HC3ypdf  Instagram: https://buff.ly/m5NX5Tr

    22 min
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What's really happening to people’s living standards across Britain – and what can we do to lift them? High Resolution cuts through the noise with sharp analysis and insightful guests. We’ll be exploring the economic debates that actually matter to you - from work, wages and wealth to housing affordability and decisions on tax, benefits and public services. High Resolution is a podcast from the Resolution Foundation, an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK. You can find more information about the Resolution Foundation, including the latest analysis, on our website: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/ Looking for the audio-only recordings of our live events? Search 'Resolution Foundation Event Recordings' our your podcast app. 

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