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Lessons learned: Just transitions from around the world

From #BuildBackBetter and Black Lives Matter to net zero – 2020 has been characterised by calls for a better and more sustainable future. This paper explores how we can better design public policy to support a rapid and fair transition to net zero and the restoration of nature.

02/12/2020

Publication Report Environment Jobs & skills Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Helping households in debt

Exploring experiences of debt and household finance before and during the pandemic, and how the financial impacts of Covid-19 may affect people in different demographic groups and regions

18/11/2020

Publication Report Economy IPPR Centre for Economic Justice Coronavirus response

Northern Powerhomes: A green recovery plan to decarbonise homes in the North

There is huge potential for economic stimulus provided by a programme of housing decarbonisation in the north of England. Healthier homes with lower emissions are crucial to our journey to a net-zero carbon future and for ‘levelling up’ the North’s economy..

17/11/2020

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure New Skills at Work Science & technology IPPR North

The road to COP26: A clean and fair recovery at home and a leader on climate and nature abroad

The government should use the ten-point plan to deliver an investment-led economic recovery focused on job-creation, decarbonising the economy, restoring nature, and tackling inequality.

08/11/2020

Publication Briefing Economy Environment Jobs & skills Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Building a post-Brexit immigration system for the economic recovery

The UK is set to introduce a new system for work-based immigration in January 2021. For the first time in decades, the government will apply the same rules on migration to both EU and non-EU citizens.

03/11/2020

Publication Report Society & migration Progressive Brexit Coronavirus response IPPR

Ethnic inequalities in Covid-19 are playing out again – how can we stop them?

Once again Covid-19 is running along racial lines. Despite the inequalities exposed earlier this year, there has been little effort to stop Covid-19 hitting minority ethnic communities hardest as we enter the second wave.

19/10/2020

Blog post Long read Public services Coronavirus response Better Health and Care 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

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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

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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

Events

IPPR Scotland at SNP Conference 2020

This year IPPR will be holding a programme of virtual fringe events throughout the party conference season.

28/11/2020 00:01 - 30/11/2020 23:59

Event Party conferences Progressive Brexit Scotland

Webinar: Just Transitions- International examples and what we can learn

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

02/12/2020 16:00 - 17:30

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Thurrock Climate and Fairness Panel

A group of residents coming together to decide how Thurrock can respond to the climate and nature emergencies in a way that is fair for everyone.

16/01/2021 10:00 - 28/02/2021 13:00

Event Environment Environmental Justice Commission

Watch

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

Listen

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.