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

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

Promises for the North: Analysing local parties’ pledges at the 2023 local elections

This analysis has been carried out as part of Sheffield University’s Workplace Insights programme. Today, voters across the North will be going to the polls to choose their councillors. There...

03/05/2023

Blog post Expert comment Power & politics Progressive levelling up IPPR North

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

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