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IPPR North responds to Prime Minister’s levelling up speech

Erica Roscoe, senior research fellow at IPPR North said: “Boris Johnson promised to ‘level up’ the country in his first speech as Prime Minister. It was welcome rhetoric, but two years on our...

15/07/2021

Press Releases Devolution & local leadership IPPR North

Cross-party commission unveils blueprint to take UK to net zero as it warns fairness is key to winning public support

Win-win approach would also deliver ‘people’s dividend’ of free local public transport, good new jobs and better health and wellbeing ‘Fairness lock’ on transition is essential to success,...

14/07/2021

Press Releases Economy Environment Housing & infrastructure Jobs & skills Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

New director announced to lead IPPR North

Christine Berry has been appointed director of the leading think-tank for the north of England. She is currently writing a book on democratic ownership and will join IPPR North in October 2021....

30/06/2021

Press Releases IPPR North

Revealed: 24,000 children in EU families face Home Office delays in post-Brexit attempts to stay in UK

More than 100,000 EU citizens have waited over three months for their applications to be decided IPPR calls for urgent measures to protect European nationals and their families from full...

29/06/2021

Press Releases Society & migration IPPR

Shifting to electric vehicles isn’t enough: public transport, walking and cycling need greater role in UK’s future, says IPPR

IPPR analysis suggests the current approach to decarbonising transport in the UK could see a 28 per cent increase in car in use by 2050, and an 11 per cent increase in car traffic Think tank...

23/06/2021

Press Releases Environment Housing & infrastructure Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Make Aberdeenshire a European renewable energy centre of excellence, urges locals in climate citizens’ jury

Aberdeenshire residents, from city and shire, want to use existing skills and natural assets to turn ‘the oil capital of Europe’ into a green energy and manufacturing hub The UK and Scottish...

18/06/2021

Press Releases Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

‘Special relationship’ can thrive if UK forges new green trade agenda with US at G7 summit – IPPR report

UK urged to play a vital role at the G7 to energise green trade agenda Carbon leakage warning as UK revealed to have highest net carbon imports per person in the G7 UK can unlock trade...

09/06/2021

Press Releases Economy Environment World politics IPPR

G7 Tax Agreement: IPPR says countries can still go further to end ‘race to the bottom’ on tax

Think tank welcomes ‘much-needed’ move to a global minimum corporation tax rate of at least 15 per cent, but urges world leaders to go further This week an IPPR report said that a global...

05/06/2021

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

New developments must prioritise environmental and community needs, say locals on Thurrock climate jury

20 Thurrock residents produce 32 step plan to improve air quality, protect green spaces and boost clean transport in the area Locals call for fairness to be prioritised in government’s green...

04/06/2021

Press Releases Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

UK support for Biden’s tax plan would raise £14.7bn, enough to ‘build back better’ the NHS and care system, says IPPR

US push for G7 to back new global minimum corporation tax at 21 per cent would be fairer for UK businesses and raise vital revenue The UK government should back the Biden administration’s new...

01/06/2021

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

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