Institute for Public Policy Research2d
Today’s spring statement won’t avert the need to talk about tax, says IPPR
Responding to today’s spring statement, Harry Quilter-Pinner, executive director at IPPR, said: “No one would envy the chancellor for the tough decisions she had to make in today's Spring Statement.
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IPPR North responds to the Spring Statement
“The world is changing – international instability has forced the government to make stark choices at the UK’s Spring Statement. Who pays the price of increasing costs is critical. “One thing hasn’t ...
Institute for Public Policy Research10d
2030 and beyond: Great British Energy's role in the green transition
The UK government created Great British Energy to help deliver secure, clean and affordable electricity. Achieving this requires bold, but focused, actions, without burdening GBE with conflicting ...
Institute for Public Policy Research4d
The future is clean, and the North holds the key
The North holds the key to the UK’s economic future - and the government must plan to unlock it. That’s according to research published today by IPPR North. As the world faces deepening economic ...
Institute for Public Policy Research13d
Hidden hardships: The immigration system and child poverty
Child poverty remains a persistent and deeply rooted issue in the UK. In 2022/23 it was estimated that 4.3 million children live in relative poverty, and this number has risen in recent years. Among ...
Institute for Public Policy Research5d
Think tank warns: without urgent investment, Scotland will miss child poverty target in 2030
New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland (IPPR Scotland) warns that – without urgent investment, more than 210,000 Scottish children – 22 per cent - will be trapped in ...
Institute for Public Policy Research10d
Push ahead on ‘most ambitious’ approach to Great British Energy or risk disappointing voters, IPPR urges government
New report calls for publicly-owned clean energy company to be fully funded so it can supply 5 per cent of electricity within five years GBE should generate electricity from its own assets and be able ...
Institute for Public Policy Research5d
Press office
IPPR has one of the largest news and media profiles of any UK think tank, with our experts appearing regularly on national and international media. You can see our latest press releases below, or use ...
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Interest rate reaction: UK economy ‘in a limbo period’ waiting for budget changes to take effect, says IPPR
Reacting to today’s decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to hold interest rates at 4.5 per cent, Professor Ashwin Kumar, director of research and policy at IPPR, said: “IPPR has ...
Institute for Public Policy Research11d
Five years since schools went into lockdown, attendance crisis at record levels
Absence and suspensions are two thirds higher (67 per cent) than pre-pandemic For every child permanently excluded, 10 more ‘invisibly’ move out of their school setting New report from IPPR and The ...
Institute for Public Policy Research11d
Scottish think tank responds to UK government welfare announcement
“The UK government is attempting to rewire support and incentives for those who can work to do so, but this leaves many unanswered questions, creating unwelcome uncertainty for vulnerable people in ...