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  1. The Bank of England is watched over by a statue of the Duke of Wellington seated on his horse

    Fixing the leak: How to end the £22 billion annual taxpayer losses at the Bank of England

    The Bank of England increased its interest rates over recent years, aimed at reducing inflation. But this has also had an unintended effect on the Bank of England’s massive government bond buying – ‘quantitative easing’ – programme. 
  2. A two way street with busy traffic of driving cars and double-decker buses in autumn

    Fairer is faster: The route to greener and healthier domestic transport

    The government can speed up efforts to decarbonise transport by targeting the highest emitters.
  3. View of Bank of England, Royal Exchange, and Duke of Wellington equestrian statue (1844) with skyscrapers and construction in background.

    Navigating in the fog: Why the OBR should hold its nerve on the productivity forecast

    The fiscal watchdog is under pressure to downgrade its forecast, costing the chancellor billions – but this would be premature.
  4. An unrecognisable woman playing a slot machine in a social club

    Reforming gambling taxation: How to lift half a million children out of poverty

    A key priority for the government’s upcoming child poverty strategy should be to remove the two-child limit and scrap the household benefit cap.

Our greatest asset: The final report of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity

The nation’s health challenges have reached historic proportions, and change is needed.
Harry Quilter-Pinner being interviewed on ITV news

Harry Quilter-Pinner discussing the spending review on ITV

IPPR executive director Harry Quilter-Pinner reacts to the spending review.
Primary school students sitting in a classroom being taught by a teacher in the North East of England. The students are answering questions with their arms in the air, the focus being on their arms.

The IPPR Inclusion Taskforce

Our new taskforce dedicated to fixing England's failing SEND system