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Great Government: A New Playbook For Public Service Reform

What do crime rates, NHS waiting times and the attainment gap in schools have in common? The answer is simple but tragic: all three measures have got worse in England over the last decade. In...

01/06/2023
Blog post Expert comment Public services Whitehall IPPR

The need for a 'new deal' for businesses

The British economy has many strengths, despite doom-laden headlines. The UK has some world-leading sectors characterised by extraordinary innovation, high productivity, strong exports, highly...

28/03/2023
Blog post Expert comment Economy Centre for Economic Justice IPPR

What would the Illegal Migration bill mean in practice?

Introduced to the Commons earlier this month, the new Illegal Migration bill represents the UK government’s latest attempt to respond to the recent rise in people crossing the English Channel in...

24/03/2023
Blog post Long read Society & migration IPPR

What is a minimum income guarantee?

Recently, the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) expert group  has published their interim report . A Minimum Income Guarantee is one of the core policy commitments that we want to see made reality at...

24/03/2023
Blog post Economy Scotland IPPR Scotland

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

Why we need 'missions' to drive the UK's economic renewal

The Sunday Times reported last weekend that the leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer, will announce a set of “missions” that would define a future Labour government. These missions are likely...

22/02/2023
Blog post Expert comment Economy Centre for Economic Justice Fair Transition Unit IPPR