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‘Green Day’ delays – UK risks becoming ‘sick and dirty man of Europe’ warns IPPR

Commenting on reports that the government is to dilute and delay energy policies planned to be announced as part of so-called ‘Green Day’, Luke Murphy, IPPR associate director and head of its work...

30/03/2023

Press Releases Environment IPPR

‘Dystopian’ worker surveillance techniques likely to disproportionately affect young people, says IPPR

Young people more likely to be in jobs at risk of being monitored by technology, with women and black workers also more affected Surveillance by employers used selectively as...

27/03/2023

Press Releases Jobs & skills Young people Equality IPPR

IPPR Scotland reacts to Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group's interim report

Philip Whyte, director of IPPR Scotland said: “A minimum income guarantee is a simple but transformational idea. It is a universal guarantee of financial security and an income floor no one...

24/03/2023

Press Releases Economy IPPR Scotland

IPPR Scotland: Equivalent of 10,000 primary school classes are trapped in poverty

Child poverty statistics released today show that 250,000 children – the equivalent of around 10,000 primary school classes – are trapped in poverty in Scotland. The figures for 2019-2022,...

23/03/2023

Press Releases IPPR Scotland

IPPR responds to inflation figure

Responding to the ONS CPI figures for February Dr George Dibb, head of the Centre for Economic Justice at IPPR, said: “February’s surprise increase in inflation will raise more concerns for...

22/03/2023

Press Releases Economy IPPR

Revealed: the ‘postcode lottery’ of benefit sanctions that hit one in 12 looking for work

Rate of universal credit claimants whose payments are cut or cancelled has doubled since pre-pandemic for those expected to do full-time work search ‘Postcode lottery’ means...

22/03/2023

Press Releases IPPR Jobs & skills Future Welfare State

IPCC reacts: Climate warning loud enough ‘even those at the back must hear’, but UK government is falling behind says IPPR

Commenting on today’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Luke Murphy, IPPR associate director and head of its work on climate, nature, and energy, said: “The...

20/03/2023

Press Releases IPPR Environment

IPPR Scotland reacts to UK budget

Philip Whyte, IPPR Scotland director said : "Today’s UK Budget is expected to generate £320 million of consequentials for Scotland over the next two years – much of it coming from investment in...

15/03/2023

Press Releases IPPR Scotland

Budget delivers ‘small steps’ towards growth but falls short of ‘giant leap’ needed, says IPPR

IPPR researchers have reacted to measures announced in today’s Budget statement by Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer. Dr George Dibb, head of the Centre for Economic Justice at...

15/03/2023

Press Releases Economy IPPR

IPPR North responds to the Budget

Responding to the Budget, IPPR North Director Zoë Billingham said: “Regional growth is key to national growth – and the chancellor hinted he understands this in today’s Budget, though fell...

15/03/2023

Press Releases Economy Budget IPPR North

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