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Ineffective teachers cost kids GCSE grades
05 May 2008
Poor secondary school teachers can mean the difference between a pass and a fail, according to a report published today by the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr).
Half of migrants from new EU countries have now left UK
30 April 2008
About half of the people who moved to Britain from the countries that joined the European Union on 1 May 2004 have already left the UK, according to a major report published today by the ippr.
An elected Mayor for every major English town and city
23 April 2008
The Government should introduce elected mayors in every major town and city in England, according to a paper for the latest edition of ppr, the quarterly journal of the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) published today (Wednesday). This would give stronger local political leadership, clearer accountability and encourage central government to decentralise more powers to local government.
Budget must lift working poor out of poverty
09 March 2008
The Chancellor must use Wednesday’s Budget to lift the working poor out of poverty. There are 1.4 million children living in households where at least one parent works, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr). ippr argues that at the very least the Government has a responsibility to ensure that when people get a job they are lifted out of poverty.
Government needs to address the ‘English Question’ to prevent future backlash
25 February 2008
English public opinion and an increasing sense of English national identity could pose a challenge to the Union in the future, according to two new reports published today (Monday) by the Institute for Public Policy Research North (ippr north).
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