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IPPR responds to Bank of England's Monetary Policy Report

Leading think tank calls on government to act to protect people from soaring energy bills The UK’s leading progressive think tank has responded to the news that inflation is now forecast to...

04/08/2022

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

4 in 5 Scots would support a minimum income guarantee, as leading think tank calls for immediate action

Ahead of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government, expected to be published at the start of September, leading progressive think tank IPPR Scotland has revealed that 4 in 5 Scots (79 per...

04/08/2022

Press Releases Economy Scotland IPPR Scotland

Over £3 billion in unspent apprenticeship levy lost to Treasury ‘black hole’ new data reveal

Apprenticeships experts warn that the Treasury must be more transparent on how it spends the billions returned to its coffers Rigid apprenticeship system blamed for billions of skills...

27/07/2022

Press Releases Economy Jobs & skills IPPR Business New Skills at Work

Leading think tank: "Levelling up was business as usual, but that has to change”

As levelling up turns three, new analysis reveals that public spending is lower in the North than England wide despite the agenda The leading think tank for the north of England has published...

26/07/2022

Press Releases Economy Power & politics IPPR North

Tax cuts debate: half the benefit of a 1p income tax cut would go to richest households, IPPR analysis finds

Cutting base rate from 20 to 19 per cent would cost the Exchequer more than £5bn, but little of that would reach those on lowest incomes As Conservative leadership candidates debate a range of...

14/07/2022

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Revealed: 3 in 5 people in Scotland on low incomes worry about being able to afford transport

As the cost-of-living crisis intensifies, and as the nation looks to meet its interim targets to reduce carbon emissions, over half of people on low incomes in Scotland agree reducing reliance on...

12/07/2022

Press Releases Environment Public services IPPR Scotland

Top firms see profits surge 34 per cent, while wages fall behind, find IPPR and Common Wealth

Think tanks urge policymakers to consider profit restraint, not just wage restraint in efforts to tackle inflation While inflation is primarily being driven by global factors, a new think tank...

20/06/2022

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Just 9 per cent of men born today can expect to reach retirement age in good health, warn IPPR and Future Health

Only 16 per cent of women born today can expect to reach state retirement age in reasonable health Experts call for overhaul in approach to healthcare in England A new report from...

14/06/2022

Press Releases Economy Public services IPPR Centre for Economic Justice

IPPR Scotland responds to Resource Spending Review

Review ‘did not rise to the challenge’ to set Scotland on the right path for the future, warns leading think-tank Today’s Resource Spending Review failed to show where, or how the Scottish...

31/05/2022

Press Releases Economy Budget IPPR Scotland

IPPR Scotland Responds to UK Chancellor’s Cost of Living Announcement

Despite the “unnecessary delay”, IPPR Scotland welcomes long overdue UK government U-turn on cost-of-living support, paid for through a Windfall Tax The UK Chancellor’s...

26/05/2022

Press Releases Economy IPPR Scotland

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