Zoë Billingham

Director of IPPR North

Zoë Billingham is the director of IPPR North, the think tank dedicated to developing bold, progressive ideas to strengthen England's regions.

Previously, Zoë worked as a civil servant for the UK government including in HM Treasury and as economic policy adviser to the deputy prime minister during the coalition. Zoë has also led the Centre for Progressive Policy think tank and worked in finance.

Zoë regularly appears on broadcast media, including on Channel 4 News, BBC, The Today Programme, LBC and Sky News. She writes for a range of online and print publications.

Alongside her role at IPPR North, Zoë is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and a UK2070 commissioner.

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  1. One year in: the government is making decent down payments for the years ahead

    It’s fair to say it hasn’t been a straightforward first year for the government. 

  2. Zoe Billingham discussing Labour's first year on Channel 4 News

  3. Townhouses beside the railway on the viaduct with a running train in Durham, UK

    On track to prosperity: Great Northern Rail

    It’s time the North saw real change for better transport, delivering prosperity and better lives: a long-term plan for Great Northern Rail
  4. Union Jack flag and the Stars and Stripes flag of the USA, fluttering together in front of Big Ben in Westminster

    It's the cost of living, stupid: Why progressives lose and win

    UK households are impatient for change. Trust in our political system is low and that’s reflected in scepticism across the board that government can make things better. 
  5. Doncaster town centre clock tower

    Accountability matters: Securing the future of devolution

    English local government faces major reshaping.

  6. Zoë Billingham giving evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee