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Watch: The Covid Shift

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

Wealth

Watch: Wealth Inequality Explained

Watch: Wealth Inequality Explained

The UK is a wealthy nation but that wealth is very unevenly distributed. This has negative implications for both economic prosperity and justice. These issues are set to become more important as...

14/06/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: Wealth Taxation Explained

Watch: Wealth Taxation Explained

Wealth is twice as unequally distributed as income, so why are we taxing income so much more than wealth? Grace Blakeley explains why we need a complete overhaul of the wealth tax system....

26/06/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: A Citizens' Wealth Fund Explained

Watch: A Citizens' Wealth Fund Explained

What if everyone owned some of our country's wealth? Carys Roberts explains how a Citizens' Wealth Fund could address wealth inequality and give everyone a stake in the country's wealth. Find...

26/06/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Taxation

Watch: Why We Need Tax Reform

Watch: Why We Need Tax Reform

Meet Eddie and Rita – they both pay different amounts of tax, but earn the same amount. Why? Income from hard work is taxed more than income from wealth and assets. This is unjust. The tax...

09/09/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: A Better Tax System

Watch: A Better Tax System

Fundamental reform of the income tax system is needed. We should tax all sources of income together and equally under a single tax schedule, with a gradually rising marginal tax rate as income rises...

03/10/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: Multinational Tax Avoidance

Watch: Multinational Tax Avoidance

It's not right that big multinational companies can choose whether or not to pay their taxes, despite benefiting from public services we all pay for. But what can be done about it? IPPR's Shreya...

16/01/2020
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Housing

Watch: The Housing Crisis Explained

Watch: The Housing Crisis Explained

Mortgage debt has tripled since 1993. Research Fellow Jonathan Webb explains how our housing system ended up in the state it's in, and why we’ve got to stop treating housing like an asset and go back...

28/09/2019
Video Economy Housing & infrastructure Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: House Price Inflation Explained

Watch: House Price Inflation Explained

Out-of-control mortgage lending has allowed existing landowners and homeowners to extract huge £££ from first-time buyers....

28/09/2019
Video Economy Housing & infrastructure Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: Land Market Explained

Watch: Land Market Explained

Want genuinely affordable homes? Then we’ve got to tackle to broken land market Land speculation is driving up prices and preventing affordable homes being built Luke Murphy sets out IPPR’s plan to...

28/09/2019
Video Economy Housing & infrastructure Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Industrial Strategy

Watch: Industrial Strategy Explained

Watch: Industrial Strategy Explained

What is industrial strategy? It's about steering the economy in the way we want. IPPR's Henry Parkes explains how industrial strategy works and why a 'mission based approached' can achieve goals and...

08/11/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: Green Industrial Strategy Explained

Watch: Green Industrial Strategy Explained

2020 must be the year we kick off a decade of decisive action on the climate and nature crises through a Green Industrial Strategy. Industrial strategy should be "mission-based" and there's no...

08/01/2020
Video Economy Environment Centre for Economic Justice Environmental Justice Commission IPPR
Watch: Closing the UK trade deficit

Watch: Closing the UK trade deficit

The UK has a trade deficit of £38bn. This isn't sustainable. IPPR Economic Analyst Rachel Statham says we need to foster cutting edge innovation in a wide range of sectors to put our economy on a...

04/12/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Automation

Watch: Automation Explained

Watch: Automation Explained

Women are twice as likely to hold jobs that could be automated. Without government intervention the increasing use of robots, cognitive technologies and artificial intelligence in the workplace risks...

16/07/2019
Video Economy Equality Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: Algorithmic Bias Explained

Watch: Algorithmic Bias Explained

Algorithms risk magnifying human bias and error on an unprecedented scale. Rachel Statham explains how they work and why we have to ensure they don’t perpetuate historic forms of discrimination...

28/09/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: Reducing Working Time

Watch: Reducing Working Time

IPPR Chief Economist Carys Roberts says that productivity gains from automation can reduce working time AND boost wages. But technology is not destiny, this will only happen if automation is shaped...

28/09/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

The UK Economy

Watch: The UK in the Global Economy

Watch: The UK in the Global Economy

The UK in the Global Economy is the first report from the Centre for Economic Justice, examining the key trends in the global economy which will make the task of fundamental reform more urgent....

09/05/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice
Watch: The economy we want

Watch: The economy we want

The UK economy isn't working, but it doesn't have to be this way. At IPPR we have a plan for a different kind of economy. Find out more ippr.org/cej The UK economy isn't working, but it...

18/11/2019
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
Watch: There is an Alternative

Watch: There is an Alternative

Watch: There is an Alternative - ending austerity in the UK Austerity has pushed our vital public services to the brink. For too long we’ve been told that ‘austerity is inevitable’ Our message is...

03/07/2019
Video Economy Public services IPPR

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Economic Justice Podcast

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

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
Episode 2: Tipping Point - Is a sustainable economy possible?

Episode 2: Tipping Point - Is a sustainable economy possible?

Climate and environmental breakdown is an unprecedented challenge that requires rapid change to our social and economic systems. So what alternate economic models are there? Hosted by IPPR Director...

10/02/2020
Audio Economy Environment Centre for Economic Justice IPPR
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Event videos

Watch: Economic Justice for the Nations and Regions

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: Nicola Sturgeon speech at IPPR Scotland

Watch: Nicola Sturgeon speech at IPPR Scotland

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP keynote speech at IPPR's 'Economic Justice for Scotland' event In Edinburgh on 22nd January 2020. This keynote speech opened an event discussing paths to...

30/01/2020
Video Economy Scotland IPPR Scotland
Watch: Mark Drakeford AM speech

Watch: Mark Drakeford AM speech

Watch: First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford speech First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford AM addresses the IPPR Economic Justice for Wales event in Cardiff. The IPPR Commission on Economic...

23/07/2019
Video Devolution & local leadership Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Event podcasts

Listen: Economic Justice for the North East

Listen: Economic Justice for the North East

Economic Justice for the North East - with Mayor Jamie Driscoll The IPPR Commission on Economic Justice made the case for radical economic reform. IPPR is now embarking on a series of regional...

21/06/2019
Audio Devolution & local leadership Economy Commission on Economic Justice Centre for Economic Justice
Listen: Economic Justice for the North West

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
Listen: Economic Justice for Wales

Listen: Economic Justice for Wales

First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford AM speaks at IPPR's Economic Justice for Wales event The IPPR Commission on Economic Justice made the case for radical economic reform. IPPR is now embarking...

28/07/2019
Audio Economy Commission on Economic Justice Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Watch: Cost of living crisis explained | BBC News

IPPR's head of the Centre for Economic Justice, Dr George Dibb, explains the factors driving soaring costs and what should be done about it.

19/01/2022
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR on TV IPPR

Watch: Millions of jobs at risk | Carsten Jung on Sky News

IPPR Senior Economist Carsten Jung is interviewed about our findings on Sky News' Ian King Live show. Almost 600,000 UK employers are at risk of business collapse in the spring without an urgent extension of government support.

22/03/2021
Video Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR on TV IPPR

Watch: Will Sunak's Job Support Scheme reforms work? | BBC News

IPPR Senior Economist Casrten Jung speaks to Martine Croxall on BBC News following the breaking news that Rishi Sunak is reforming his Job Support Scheme following criticisms from IPPR and others

22/10/2020
Economy Centre for Economic Justice Coronavirus response Future Welfare State IPPR

Watch: Reform for job support schemes | BBC News

BBC Breakfast and News at One report featuring IPPR research on the flaws of the Job Support Scheme and the Job Retention Bonus.

13/10/2020
Video Economy Jobs & skills Centre for Economic Justice IPPR on TV Coronavirus response Future Welfare State 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

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

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