The UK’s leading progressive thinktank, IPPR, has responded to the announcement that the Bank of England has increased its interest rates to 5.25 per cent.
Carsten Jung, senior economist at...
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Economy
Centre for Economic Justice
IPPR
Scottish government urged to hold to account retailers who pay below the real living wage, for their role in the rise in struggling families in Scotland
A LEADING think-tank has called on the...
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Jobs & skills
IPPR Scotland
The UK government’s approach to funding for levelling up has been widely criticised – including by the influential Public Accounts Committee – for being competitive and opaque.
But this...
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Devolution & local leadership
IPPR North
Despite profits falling to £2bn, the energy giant is giving a further £1.2bn to shareholders
For every £1 BP spent on low carbon investments last quarter, they gave...
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Centre for Economic Justice
IPPR
Commenting on the prime minister’s visit to Scotland today in which he confirmed new oil and gas licenses and re-announced funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in north east Scotland, senior...
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Environment
Science & technology
IPPR Scotland
Responding to the government’s announcements on North Sea oil and gas licences, Luke Murphy, associate director at IPPR, said:
“With these announcements the government is pouring fuel on the...
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Environment
Fair Transition Unit
IPPR
“The idea that Universal Credit gets you into work or off benefits is nonsense” says single parent
Analysis of latest data show 7.6 per cent of those expected to carry out...
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Jobs & skills
IPPR
The UK’s leading progressive thinktank, IPPR, has responded to the announcement that Shell has made £3.9 billion ($5.1 billion) in profits in the last quarter (Apr-Jun). Shell have also announced a...
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Centre for Economic Justice
IPPR
Senior charity official, campaigner and former Downing Street adviser to hold the reins while IPPR board recruits new chair
Kirsty McNeill, a senior Save the Children executive and former...
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IPPR
IPPR
New analysis shows that raising pay by 10 per cent for public sector workers would not add to inflation
Even with a 6 per cent pay rise, IPPR finds average public sector worker would...
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Public services
Centre for Economic Justice
IPPR