Leading economists have written to the Tim Davie, the BBC's Director General, to object that some BBC reporting of the spending review "misrepresented" the financial constraints facing the UK government and economy
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Economy
Budget
Centre for Economic Justice
IPPR
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In Boris Johnson’s first speech as Prime Minister he made a promise to the nation that he would “fix the crisis in social care once and for all with a clear plan we have...
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Public services
Coronavirus response
Better Health and Care
IPPR
The government has set out an intention to ‘build, build, build’ one million new homes by the end of the current parliament.
Speeding up home building will, according to the government, require...
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Housing & infrastructure
Jobs & skills
IPPR
Eight leading employers' associations joint statement in support of IPPR immigration reform policy proposals to increase flexibility and reward employers who invest in local skills
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Jobs & skills
Society & migration
IPPR
From #BuildBackBetter to Net Zero to Black Lives Matter – 2020 has been characterised by calls for a better and more sustainable future. Transition narratives have dominated much of the public...
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Environment
Environmental Justice Commission
IPPR
The events of the last 24 hours have stripped away the veneer of our political establishment and revealed the fractious relationship between central and local government.
What has happened...
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Devolution & local leadership
Coronavirus response
IPPR North
Once again Covid-19 is running along racial lines. Despite the inequalities exposed earlier this year, there has been little effort to stop Covid-19 hitting minority ethnic communities hardest as we enter the second wave.
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Public services
Coronavirus response
Better Health and Care
IPPR
This case study looks at the ups and downs of the transition in progress in Alberta - famous as Canada’s energy province: endowed with a combination of natural gas, conventional oil, coal, minerals and the famous oil sands.
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Environment
Environmental Justice Commission
IPPR
Learning from the examples of Gothenburg and Pittsburgh suggests that local leadership must carefully and strategically manage existing assets and networks in order to absorb shocks of the kind the two cities faced.
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Environment
Environmental Justice Commission
IPPR
The coming months are a critical period for national policy making, but they could also be a major opportunity to find solutions that match up to the reality of people’s lives across the UK.
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Environment
Environmental Justice Commission
IPPR