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IPPR North is the leading think-tank for the north of England. We develop bold, progressive ideas to empower England’s regions so that everyone, wherever they live, has the opportunity to live a good life.

The hydrogen powerhouse?: Demystifying the North's hydrogen economy

This report aims to identify the true potential of the UK’s hydrogen economy, demystify the role that hydrogen will play in helping the UK reach net zero and evaluate the current state of play of hydrogen development in the North.

18/04/2023

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure IPPR North

What should a North East child poverty strategy look like?

IPPR North worked with the North East Child Poverty Commission (NECPC) to publish Child Poverty and Devolution in North East England in September 2020. The report called on local, regional...

20/03/2023

Blog post Long read Devolution & local leadership IPPR North

Media

IPPR North responds to the Budget

Responding to the Budget, IPPR North Director Zoë Billingham said: “Regional growth is key to national growth – and the chancellor hinted he understands this in today’s Budget, though fell...

15/03/2023

Press Releases Economy Budget IPPR North

£560 million in levelling up funding lost to inflation

Inflation is expected to create a £560 million hole in the government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF) and Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) by 2025/26 according to our analysis of new figures published today...

17/11/2022

Blog post Long read Economy Progressive levelling up IPPR North

‘Levelling up starts with people at the bottom’ – a vision for a levelled up Stoke

Levelling up remains popular and the people think it is much needed . But the agenda is at risk of going nowhere, subsumed by new economic realities and a growing list of crises now facing the...

12/12/2022

Blog post Devolution & local leadership IPPR North

Reports

State of the North 2023 - Looking out to level up: How the North and the UK measure up

This years State of the North report draws from international experience to show how the UK's regional inequality is not inevitable.

25/01/2023

Publication Report Devolution & local leadership Progressive levelling up IPPR North

Explainer: Inside the new North East devolution deal

The week before last, a new devolution deal for the North East was announced by the secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities. Subject to local and parliamentary approval, the new...

10/01/2023

Blog post Power & politics IPPR North Long read

Rethinking levelling up: Caring for place, empowering connectors, and redesigning our culture of governance

This paper critically assesses the unfinished governance processes of levelling up, challenging the traditional orthodoxy of territorial government in the UK.

12/12/2022

Publication Report Devolution & local leadership Progressive levelling up IPPR North

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