IPPR North

IPPR North is the dedicated think tank for the north of England, with bases in Manchester and Newcastle.

Why devolution matters: The case of Cornwall

Cornwall was one of the first areas to secure a devolution deal in 2015 and it remains the only non-metropolitan area with devolved powers in England. But six years on, with significant progress...

19/03/2021

Publication Briefing Devolution & local leadership IPPR North

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

Publications

Anchor, belong, connect: The future of town centres

As we try to see a future beyond Covid-19, we must come to terms with how town centres have changed and the challenges and opportunities that this presents for all of us.

04/02/2021

Publication Report Economy IPPR North

State of the North 2020/21: Power up, level up, rise up

In this year's State of the North report, we set out some of the ways in which the North’s economy does not, currently, create the conditions for a good life for everyone in the region – and how a truly ‘levelled up’ North might look.

07/12/2020

Publication Report Devolution & local leadership Power & politics IPPR North

Levelling up health for prosperity

This report outlines policy to make health improvement and the reduction of place-based health inequality a joint enterprise between local and national government

07/12/2020

Publication Report Public services Better Health and Care IPPR North

Blogs

The Chancellor must use the Budget to invest in the North’s industry

It is time for the government to match its rhetoric on decarbonisation and levelling up with action, says Jonathan Webb. Aspirations to decarbonise our economy and level up the country are...

03/03/2021

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Locking down and levelling down: this is a grim moment for England’s regions

The events of the last 24 hours have stripped away the veneer of our political establishment and revealed the fractious relationship between central and local government. What has happened...

21/10/2020

Blog post Expert comment Devolution & local leadership Coronavirus response IPPR North

Child poverty: Children should not be the collateral damage of the Covid Recession

“Have the germs come back?” my daughter asked me the other evening as I tucked her in. Aged 4 and 14 months, my daughters have been remarkably resilient to the impacts of Covid-19. The voices of...

25/09/2020

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