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A Decade of National Renewal

A Decade of National Renewal

Our programme of work exploring how we can usher in a decade of national renewal.

The stakes are high – for democracy, not just this government. Confidence in politics is at a record low. Publics around the world question whether mainstream politicians are willing or able to meaningfully improve their lives in a more unstable world. Populists who prey on those suspicions circle in growing numbers. In success or failure, this government will shape Britain’s future well beyond its time in office.

That is why IPPR has launched our Decade of National Renewal programme. Our work will convene discussion on ideas, politics and policy to bring new thinking to old problems, and old wisdom to new ones.

Our objective is to help the government speed up growth in living standards and close the wide gaps between regions; to restart the engine of social mobility between and within generations; to make Britain a healthier and safer country; and to phase out the country’s dependence on carbon.

Explore our work

  1. A close-up photo of a house flying an England flag from an upstairs window

    Reclaiming Britain: The nation against ethno-nationalism

    How can progressives respond to the increasing ethnonationalist narratives of the political right?
  2. A female carer pushes an older female wheelchair user along a path in a residential area on a sunny day

    Who will care?: How can we meet the scale of the care challenge?

    Progressives need to see a better future for care: as a functioning, reliable and affordable public service.
  3. Southport high street on a sunny day. A colourful selection of people out shopping and some planters full of flowers

    Places to come together: Rebuilding local solidarities against the far right

    A discussion paper on the fight for local investment and why government must create, facilitate and maintain spaces where solidarity might thrive.
  4. London, a busy street outside the houses of parliament, with blurred people walking in front of the grand building

    Facing the future: Progressives in a changing world

    Progressive parties need a new set of defining and guiding ideas to challenge the populist radical right.
  5. A wealthy man sits on a stack of coins while an older woman and a less wealthy man stand below him next to much smaller stacks of coins

    Earning vs owning: Rescuing opportunity in the asset economy

    Life chances are increasingly determined by what you inherit, not what you do. But what can we do about it?

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“Progressives are losing ground not only in the battle of votes but the battle of ideas against the populist radical right. They are stealing the left’s claim as the go-to people to change society. Progressive parties are seen as defenders of the status quo instead of vehicles of change.

“This project is trying to find the thing that replaces the Third Way. We will offer a sense of what progressive parties could stand for in the future, not the past: a new left for a new age.”

Dr Parth Patel

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