Friday Selection Box: 28th November 2025

Autumn Budget 2025: initial response

IFS researchers provide a response to the new economic forecast and major policy announcements contained in the 2025 Budget.

Become an octopus organisation

Shifting the metaphor for organisations.

..we call for a fundamentally different paradigm: the Octopus Organization, inspired by the remarkably adaptive, curious, and intelligent sea dweller. That animal, whose arms can think and act independently yet work in perfect concert, offers a model for building companies that can thrive in complexity and embrace continuous change.

A new generational divide: living with(out) the bank of Mum and Dad

A fascinating listen for anyone interested in the generational debates.

Love & Landscape: Stanley Spencer in Suffolk at Gainsborough’s House

Spencer’s art was rooted in both his relationships and deep sense of place. Drawing on new research, this exhibition will explore Spencer’s personal relationships and artistic development through his visits to Suffolk in the 1920s and 1930s

The Book of Thanks

A beautiful recommendation from the wonderful Anna Dinnen.

Gasworks, London

Great looking programme for 2026.