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Tata Steel “a bad deal for workers”, says IPPR

Responding to the government's deal with Tata Steel regarding Britain's largest steelworks at Port Talbot Luke Murphy, head of the fair transition unit at IPPR, said: "The use of coal in...

15/09/2023

Press Releases Jobs & skills Fair Transition Unit IPPR

Deliver once-in-a-generation NHS reform to avert killer costs and end second-rate care, landmark report warns

IPPR’s ‘plan for prevention and productivity’ in England’s health and social care service could save annual equivalent of the defence budget and secure the future of the NHS ...

13/09/2023

Press Releases Public services Commission on Health and Prosperity IPPR

Fair tax changes in Scotland could boost spending on key national priorities by hundreds of millions per year, say campaigners

Campaigners are calling on the First Minister to ‘put Scotland’s money where his mouth is’ by beginning to deliver his commitment to explore “bolder” income and wealth tax reforms and to do so ahead...

13/09/2023

Press Releases Economy IPPR Scotland

Over 1,000,000 days of learning lost after children sent home, with poorest hit hardest

Suspensions have risen post-pandemic, with 250,000 more days lost since 2018/19 - a 30% increase For the first time, the majority of suspensions are of children living in poverty, widening...

13/09/2023

Press Releases Public services IPPR

No new UK offshore wind awarded in auction “failure of government”, says IPPR

Responding to the failure of the government's Auction Round 5 to draw any successful bids for offshore wind, Luke Murphy, associate director for energy and climate at IPPR, said: "This was an...

08/09/2023

Press Releases Environment Fair Transition Unit IPPR

Muscular unionism’ approach to devolved nations risks backfiring across the UK, new IPPR research warns

Fewer than half of voters in any nation see maintaining the union in its current form as a priority Strong backing for common social and economic support across UK’s nations...

07/09/2023

Press Releases Society & migration IPPR

‘Support in name only’: Jobcentre employment services failing jobseekers and businesses

Quantity over quality approach means employers bombarded with inappropriate applications, wasting time and resources People with good qualifications and work experience...

04/09/2023

Press Releases Jobs & skills IPPR

Home Office approach to asylum backlog could push people ‘underground’, says IPPR

Today’s quarterly immigration statistics from the Home Office reveal that the number of people in the asylum backlog at the end of June 2023 increased to just over 175,000. While the government has...

24/08/2023

Press Releases Society & migration IPPR

New public fund to invest in green manufacturing is vital to avoid UK falling behind USA and EU, warns IPPR

National Investment Fund is needed to boost investment in green technologies and achieve a net zero economy, says report New body should take strategic stakes in firms to secure...

23/08/2023

Press Releases Economy Business Centre for Economic Justice Fair Transition Unit

UK heading for new and growing ‘perma-backlog’ of asylum-seekers by next election, report warns

Illegal Migration Act risks casting thousands into permanent limbo and in need of continuing government support Housing costs for new backlog could soar to over £5 billion a year after...

21/08/2023

Press Releases Society & migration IPPR

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