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...
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Public services
Whitehall
IPPR
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...
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Progressive levelling up
IPPR North
When taking stock of the UK’s progress towards its net zero targets, a common refrain is that many policy gaps remain on decarbonising homes, transport and industry but the power sector is making...
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Environment
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In amongst the political intrigue of last week’s SNP leadership election outcome, one pressing issue ran the risk of being overlooked – the damning revelation that a quarter of a million children...
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Power & politics
Scotland
IPPR Scotland
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...
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Centre for Economic Justice
IPPR
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...
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Society & migration
IPPR
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...
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Economy
Scotland
IPPR Scotland
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...
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Devolution & local leadership
IPPR North
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...
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Economy
Centre for Economic Justice
Fair Transition Unit
IPPR
After fossil fuel giants funnelled record profits to their shareholders, it’s clear they have no intention of driving the low carbon transition.
Fossil fuels were more profitable in 2022 than...
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