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Austerity ‘ripped resilience out of health and care service’ before Covid-19 crisis hit, says IPPR

Underinvestment in social and community care left four in five hospitals with ‘dangerously low’ spare beds as crisis hit Major new analysis of the state of the health and care system in...

27/07/2020

Press Releases Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

More flexible hours during Covid should become new normal for all kinds of work, says IPPR

Manufacturing industries are among those gaining from changed working patterns, and should seize 'pivotal moment’ to do more Dramatic changes to millions of people’s working hours and...

27/07/2020

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

CMA chair uses IPPR paper to discuss role of competition policy in ensuring sustainable post-Covid recovery

Lord Tyrie argues for measures to secure a more competitive economy and better consumer protection in wake of crisis IPPR has today published a discussion paper by Andrew Tyrie, chair of the...

21/07/2020

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Unjustifiable snub to exclude nurses and carers from pay boost, says IPPR

IPPR analysis reveals nurses’ pay still not caught up with inflation since 2011 public sector pay freeze Today the government has announced that nurses and many other NHS workers will not be...

21/07/2020

Press Releases Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Government installing less than two per cent of heat pumps needed to decarbonise the nation’s homes

Think tank calls on government to establish a comprehensive Home Improvement Plan to drive low-carbon heating and energy efficiency Heat pumps combined with high energy efficiency standards...

15/07/2020

Press Releases Environment IPPR

North of England receives less than half the life science investment made in South, reveals IPPR

Think tank calls for life science investment to be prioritised to ‘level-up’ the country and prepare for future global pandemics New analysis reveals a North/South divide in life science...

10/07/2020

Press Releases Economy Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Thousands of EU migrants could be barred from government support in Covid economic crisis, warns IPPR

Think tank calls for ‘flawed’ Habitual Residence Test to be suspended to ensure EU migrants’ access to a social safety net Large numbers of EU migrants applying for Universal Credit are being...

09/07/2020

Press Releases Society & migration IPPR

IPPR reacts to the Chancellor’s mini budget

Progressive think tank warns that this is ‘more of a cut price deal than a new deal’ Following Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘mini budget’ statement in the House of Commons, the Institute for...

08/07/2020

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IPPR reacts to Chancellor’s green jobs package

Chancellor’s green jobs package is welcome, but falls short of what is needed to maximise jobs potential or tackle the climate crisis, says IPPR Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement on...

06/07/2020

Press Releases Environment IPPR

Youth unemployment set to more than double by end of the year according to think tank

£3 billion government intervention needed to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and support young people, says IPPR New analysis by the IPPR think tank today reveals the scale of the job...

03/07/2020

Press Releases Jobs & skills Future Welfare State IPPR

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