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£12 billion ‘booster shot’ needed to make NHS and social care fit for future after pandemic – landmark report

First annual ‘State of Health and Care’ report finds Covid-19 has undone years of progress and threatens ‘decade of health disruption’ IPPR sets out blueprint to ‘build back better’ and...

16/03/2021

Press Releases Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Make a third of new onshore green energy community owned to share benefits of net zero transition - IPPR

Thin k tank calls for greater local stewardship of the net zero climate transition with community energy, heating, housing and natural assets Case studies from across the country reveal...

11/03/2021

Press Releases Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Act now to avoid 12,000 extra heart attacks and strokes due to pandemic care disruption, warns IPPR

There have been 470,000 fewer new prescriptions of preventative cardiovascular medications during the pandemic, according to new research by IPPR and the CF healthcare analytics company. This will...

08/03/2021

Press Releases Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

Revealed: 750,000 viable jobs unnecessarily at risk from combined failures of Sunak’s budget, finds IPPR

IPPR analysis finds chancellor’s stimulus is half of that needed to prevent a major surge in unemployment The combined effect of the budget will be to leave 750,000 otherwise viable jobs unne...

04/03/2021

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

BUDGET 2021: Chancellor gambling on ‘rosy’ recovery forecast to duck the full budget boost the UK economy needs

Sunak’s plan offers only half the stimulus needed to put UK on best pathway to jobs, growth and restored public services The IPPR think tank has responded the chancellor’s budget statement by...

03/03/2021

Press Releases Economy IPPR

IPPR North responds to Budget 2021

Responding to the Budget, IPPR North Director Sarah Longlands said: “We welcome the steps that the government have taken to support business and jobs at this time but there was very little in...

03/03/2021

Press Releases Economy Budget IPPR North

Raise some taxes now alongside bold stimulus package for ‘balanced recovery’, says IPPR

Think tank says reforms to four key taxes would lay foundation for a fairer and stronger post-pandemic economy Some taxes can be raised this year without stifling the recovery, especially...

26/02/2021

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Starmer right that pandemic must be turning point for UK economy with more active partnership role for state, says IPPR

IPPR Director offers ideas to help deliver economic and social reform needed for a prosperous and just future IPPR has welcomed Labour’s ambition to reform UK economy, with a greater role for...

18/02/2021

Press Releases Economy Power & politics IPPR

UK must quadruple planned crisis spending to £190 billion to restore jobs, investment and services, report finds

Call for the chancellor to ‘boost it like Biden’ as IPPR reveals how increased stimulus would help both economy and public finances The UK needs an economic boost about four times as great as...

17/02/2021

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

Time for new ‘Attenborough Award’ to inspire today’s schoolchildren on nature, say citizens on new climate jury

First of four ground-breaking panels around UK urges ring-fenced carbon taxes, ‘green bonds’ and higher spending to hit net zero Call to re-use old mine shafts as heat sources and build...

16/02/2021

Press Releases Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

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