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HS2 chop and change undermines confidence any new projects will happen, says IPPR

Reacting to plans for the Manchester leg of HS2 to be scrapped, Zoë Billingham, director of IPPR North, said: “The government has played fast and loose with HS2 and scrapping the Manchester...

04/10/2023

Press Releases Housing & infrastructure IPPR

UK on track for lowest ever benefit levels by 2030 warns IPPR, as it urges renewed purpose for social security

Out-of-work support set to fall to 11.2 per cent of weekly median pay by end of decade Call for new cross-party mission for social security, with independent body and annual...

03/10/2023

Press Releases Jobs & skills IPPR

Take a leaf out of Biden playbook and tie green incentives to good, well-paid jobs says IPPR

As the world transitions to net zero, the UK is being left behind through lack of ambition on policies which deliver good jobs and a truly fair transition The UK must set out a long-term...

29/09/2023

Press Releases Jobs & skills Fair Transition Unit IPPR

UK's tax obsession debunked: most advanced economies with higher taxes than UK have higher income growth

Tax level in UK is lower than many advanced economies, and projected ‘record’ level by 2027 would raise UK only to ‘mid-table' International comparisons show that UK tax...

27/09/2023

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Liberal Democrats have grasped that better health and care are the path to a stronger economy, says IPPR

Following Ed Davey’s speech at the Liberal Democrats’ conference, IPPR welcomed key Liberal Democrat policy announcements on health and social care. Harry Quilter-Pinner IPPR’s director of...

26/09/2023

Press Releases Public services Commission on Health and Prosperity IPPR

Teach democracy classes in all schools and give votes at 16 to boost young people’s faith in politics, report urges

Only 42 per cent of teachers say their schools provide civic education, despite two-thirds of public wanting to see more Reducing voting age crucial to give young people a...

22/09/2023

Press Releases Public services Young people

Interest rates are too high and starting to bite on the economy, says IPPR

Reacting to today’s interest rate announcement from the Bank of England Dr George Dibb, head of IPPR’s Centre for Economic Justice, said: “The pause in interest rate rises is welcome but...

21/09/2023

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Revealed: An estimated £15 billion local public assets sold since 2010

In response, a major new citizens’ blueprint for levelling up - “an antidote to loss” - launches today The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and IPPR North will today launch a major...

21/09/2023

Press Releases Public services Progressive levelling up IPPR

Sunak net zero backtrack is an ‘historic mistake’ that will cost consumers, risk jobs and undermine energy security says IPPR

Responding to Rishi Sunak’s speech on net zero, Luke Murphy, associate director for energy and climate at IPPR, said: “The Prime Minister has today made a historic mistake that’s...

20/09/2023

Press Releases Environment Fair Transition Unit IPPR

Climate ambition will protect UK households from volatile fossil fuel inflation, says IPPR

Pranesh Narayanan, research fellow at IPPR, said: “Falling inflation today is broadly good news for the UK economy. This is a sure sign that the Bank of England should not increase interest...

20/09/2023

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

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