IPPR North
IPPR North
IPPR North is the leading think tank based in the north of England.
We develop bold, progressive ideas to empower England’s regions so that everyone has the opportunity to live a good life and to thrive. We are deeply connected to the issues our communities face.
Our latest work
State of the North 2024: Charting the course for a decade of renewal
The North’s communities are ambitious for a better future, but face systemic and pronounced inequalities. Gaps in power, wealth, opportunity, and health result in shorter, sicker, less fulfilling lives.
Supporting the status quo: How the taxation of wealth in the UK grows regional divides
The new government’s primary mission is to deliver economic growth, rooted in an ambition for prosperity and opportunity to be accessible across the UK.
There is an alternative to traditional ways of delivering social and economic value
Our new report An alternative is possible: Measuring the impact of cooperatives puts forward a new framework for measuring the value that cooperative organisations deliver to local economies.
Taking back control? Devolution, regional inequalities, and 20 years of IPPR North
In this special IPPR North birthday edition of Progressive Review we’ve brought together leading thinkers on devolution to both look back at the policy developments of the past two decades and look ahead to what the future might hold for…
For 20 years IPPR North has been conducting independent research and influencing powerholders which has resulted in tangible, positive policy change. Our expertise in a wide range of public policy areas, from skills to regional economies, is highly regarded, and our networks across England’s regions are industry leading. IPPR North leads the policy sector in the regions on high quality research, and impact.
Our vision is of people and communities in England’s regions realising their full potential. It is a future in which place-based inequalities no longer exist, and opportunity and prosperity is open to all people across England.
We are researchers, communicators, and policy experts who develop bold, progressive ideas to empower England’s regions. Our recommendations shift the debate and create a new consensus. Our specialist areas are regional growth, devolution and local power and democracy.