Addressing digital exclusion in north east England

Digital exclusion was a problem long before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, since the pandemic began, there has been increased reliance on access to digital services.

06/09/2021

Publication Report Housing & infrastructure Third Sector Equality IPPR North

Time to act: Understanding the impact of Covid-19 on disabled people in the north of England

Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on disabled people, with data suggesting that during the first nine months of the pandemic, the risk of death was at least twice as great among disabled...

03/09/2021

Publication Briefing IPPR North

Northern mayors: 100 days of a new term

Three in every five people in the north of England, that’s 9.7 million people, are now covered by a mayoral combined authority. In the North, six powerful metro mayors now govern areas with a...

14/08/2021

Publication Briefing Devolution & local leadership Power & politics Metro mayors IPPR North

IPPR North: Broken transport promises come as new evidence shows widening transport spending gap

Analysis of past transport spending by IPPR North shows that between 2009/10-2019/20, the North received just £349 per person in transport spending.

18/11/2021

Press Releases Housing & infrastructure IPPR North

Budget fails acid test to level up: IPPR North responds to the Budget and Spending Review

Jonathan Webb, a senior research fellow at IPPR North said: “Today was an acid test for the government’s flagship levelling up agenda – and the Chancellor has fallen short of the sky-high...

27/10/2021

Press Releases Economy Power & politics Budget IPPR North

Green skills and their role in a fairer future for the North

Today the UN’s climate summit in Glasgow is shining a spotlight on gender. This is welcome, because women are being harder hit by the impacts of climate change owing to existing global gender...

09/11/2021

Blog post Expert comment Environment Jobs & skills IPPR North