A collective of 15 influential thinkers, organized by the Compass thinktank, has published a report titled 'Ending Business as Usual' aimed at shaping the economic agenda of the current government. The report calls on Andy Burnham and the administration to implement significant structural changes to address national inequality. Among the primary recommendations are the introduction of a wealth tax, the establishment of universal free personal social care, and the transition of gas and electricity networks into public ownership.

The proposals are presented as a roadmap for the government to fulfill its stated commitment to moving away from 40 years of neoliberal economic policy. Michael Jacobs, a former adviser to Gordon Brown, introduced the document, which serves as a set of policy options ahead of the first budget to be delivered by Chancellor John Healey this autumn. While the report outlines a clear vision for a more interventionist state, it remains a set of recommendations from external experts rather than official government policy. The report highlights a tension between current fiscal constraints and the desire for radical social investment, though it does not detail the specific legislative mechanisms required to implement these changes or the potential market reactions to such significant shifts in ownership and taxation.