IPPR, the Institute for Public Policy Research, is the UK's leading progressive think tank

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The toll of the pandemic on our health far exceeds deaths caused directly by Covid-19. There have been widespread disruptions to routine and urgent health and care services, as well as the NHS Long Term Plan.

07/03/2021

Publication Briefing Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Tax and recovery: Beyond the binary

Some taxes can be raised this year without stifling the recovery, especially if the Chancellor commits to a major stimulus package alongside them. We identified four priority tax reforms that could make the system more balanced, more sustainable, and could prevent inequality from escalating further.

26/02/2021

Publication Briefing Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Skills for a green recovery: A call to action for the UK construction industry

Central to The UK's ambition of achieving net zero is the construction industry. However, the sector is facing large and persistent skills gaps and skills shortages, that may hamper its ability to make good on those ambitions.

23/02/2021

Publication Report Jobs & skills Business Coronavirus response IPPR

London: A just transition city

This report by IPPR and London Citizens sets out the results of a listening campaign on the priorities for the next mayor of London.

18/02/2021

Publication Report Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Boost it like Biden: Why the UK needs an economic stimulus four times the size currently planned

The UK needs to match the ambition of the new Biden administration in the US, IPPR has calculated, if it is to restart the UK economy quickly and minimise long-term scarring effects on businesses, workers and families.

17/02/2021

Publication Briefing Economy Budget Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Tees Valley and County Durham Climate and Fairness Panel

The Tees Valley and County Durham Climate and Fairness Panel is one of four citizens' juries around the UK held by the Environmental Justice Commission in late 2020 and early 2021.

16/02/2021

Publication Report Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

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IPPR Centre for Economic Justice

Our ambitious initiative to provide the progressive and practical ideas for fundamental reform of the economy

IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission

An ambitious programme of reform, capable of tackling the dual problems of climate change and wider economic and social injustice

IPPR Better Health and Care Programme

The programme aims to undertake new analysis and put forward bold policy recommendations to address the most significant challenges facing our health and care system today

IPPR Future Welfare State Programme

The programme looks to understand the big shifts that will transform our country in the decades of disruption to come and how we can ‘future-proof’ our welfare state to manage them - creating a prosperous and just society.

London Progression Collaboration

An initiative to help over 1,000 Londoners to progress from unemployment into work, and from low-paid low-skilled work into better-quality, higher-paying jobs

Events

Keynote & Webinar: Healthcare Resilience with Jonathan Ashworth MP

IPPR is delighted to invite you to an event on healthcare resilience, with a keynote from Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Jonathan Ashworth MP.

09/03/2021 10:00 - 11:15

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Webinar: Communities and Climate Action

A panel event looking at community action surrounding climate change and what more can be done to support it.

11/03/2021 16:00 - 17:30

Event Environment

Webinar: Levelling up for people and equalities

This event, which draws on voices and experiences across the policymaking spectrum, will discuss the opportunity to progress the levelling up agenda in a way that works for people.

16/03/2021 10:30 - 12:00

Event Devolution & local leadership Power & politics

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27.2 issue contents - Greener on the other side?

The pandemic has exposed our lack of resilience and preparation for severe global threats, caused by an outdated ideology that prioritises efficiency over wellbeing. This is just as true for Covid-19...

21/09/2020

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Editorial - Greener on the other side?

A common refrain during Covid-19 – and, for many, the one silver lining – has been that ‘nature is returning’. By pushing humans inside, the pandemic has reduced pollution and resulted in wildlife...

21/09/2020

Progressive review Full Environment IPPR Progressive Review

27:1 issue contents - Universalism and the Welfare State

Austerity has failed. And Covid-19 now presents us with the biggest challenge in 70 years. We cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the last crisis. We need a different approach – one that...

13/07/2020

Progressive review Full Public services IPPR Progressive Review

Publications

Access denied: The human impact of the hostile environment

Over the past decade, the government has rolled out a series of measures aimed at creating a ‘hostile environment’ for people living in the UK without immigration status. In this report, we assess the impacts of the hostile environment on individuals and communities.

03/09/2020

Publication Report Society & migration Equality Population and demographics IPPR

10 years of austerity: Eroding resilience in the North

Ten years after it was first introduced, new research finds that austerity has had a disproportionately damaging impact upon the North of England’s resilience and its capacity to deal with the social...

22/06/2020

Publication Briefing Economy Equality Population and demographics Metro mayors IPPR North

Weathering the winter storm: Strengthening financial security in Scotland through the ongoing Covid-19 crisis

While we are all weathering the storm of Covid-19, we are not all in the same boat. This report outlines how the UK and Scottish governments need to act to protect those at most risk of financial insecurity in Scotland.

28/10/2020

Publication Report Economy Scotland Coronavirus response IPPR Scotland

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Watch: Covid is running along racial lines - IPPR on Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News cover a report from IPPR and the Runnymede Trust think tanks on the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on ethnic minorities in the UK and what the government should be doing about it. 58,000 more people would have died in first wave if white population faced same risk as black communities

20/10/2020

Video Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Watch: Economic Justice for the Nations and Regions

The IPPR Commission on Economic Justice made the case for radical economic reform. This film is a summary of our national events series, engaging local policy communities and the wider public to...

19/03/2020

Video Economy Commission on Economic Justice Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Watch: The Covid Shift

We've all been working very differently recently. But these often innovative flexible working solutions needn't be just for this crisis. This is a pivotal moment when we should embed healthier working practices across the economy.

29/07/2020

Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

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Listen: The Environmental Justice Podcast

This is a series of podcasts documenting the findings from a number of events, hosted in partnership between IPPR and Agulhas, looking at international examples of a just transition for IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission.

13/11/2020

Audio Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Listen: Economic Justice for the North West

Listen: Economic Justice for the North West - with Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram This week we’ve been in Manchester discussing what economic justice means for the North West with Manchester Mayor...

28/06/2019

Audio Economy Commission on Economic Justice Metro mayors Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Episode 1: Power Play - Who holds power in the economy?

IPPR's Economic Justice Podcast. This episode looks at power in the economy. Who has it? Why does it matter? And what do we even mean by power? Hosted by IPPR Director Carys Roberts with guests James...

03/02/2020

Audio Economy Power & politics Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

IPPR Progressive Review

IPPR's journal of politics and ideas, showcasing the best in British and international thinking for achieving lasting progressive change.