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Prioritising child poverty this party conference season

Prioritising child poverty this party conference season

Earlier this year, IPPR North and the North East Child Poverty Commission launched a new project to jointly explore what a child poverty strategy for the North East could and should look like....

11/09/2023
Blog post Expert comment Economy Families Young people IPPR North
Politicians have a public mandate for climate leadership

Politicians have a public mandate for climate leadership

The public know that climate change is a major long-term risk to their family and community and are waiting for leadership, argues Sam Freedman.  In a crowded field July’s Uxbridge...

07/08/2023
Blog post Environment Fair Transition Unit IPPR
On the side of motorists

On the side of motorists

Cars are central to many people’s lives and the 2021 Census revealed that this dependency has grown over the last decade. Communities across the UK understand the environmental and social necessity...

03/08/2023
Blog post Environment Fair Transition Unit IPPR

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Prioritising child poverty this party conference season

Earlier this year, IPPR North and the North East Child Poverty Commission launched a new project to jointly explore what a child poverty strategy for the North East could and should look like....

11/09/2023
Blog post Expert comment Economy Families Young people IPPR North

Working well: Improving work & health in the North East

Earlier this year, new ONS figures showed unemployment in the North East falling to (almost) the UK average. This was a positive sign, but employment alone doesn't necessarily equate to good work...

09/08/2023
Blog post Long read IPPR North

Politicians have a public mandate for climate leadership

The public know that climate change is a major long-term risk to their family and community and are waiting for leadership, argues Sam Freedman.  In a crowded field July’s Uxbridge...

07/08/2023
Blog post Environment Fair Transition Unit IPPR

On the side of motorists

Cars are central to many people’s lives and the 2021 Census revealed that this dependency has grown over the last decade. Communities across the UK understand the environmental and social necessity...

03/08/2023
Blog post Environment Fair Transition Unit IPPR

Jess Search

We are really sorry to hear the deeply sad news that Jess Search, our outgoing Chair, passed away earlier this week following her recent cancer diagnosis. You can read the formal announcement  here...

02/08/2023
Blog post

Scrap the cap: If not us, who?

With Keir Starmer’s refusal to commit to scrapping it should Labour form the next UK government, the two-child limit has understandably been a big focus of public and political attention this week....

20/07/2023
Blog post Long read IPPR Scotland

Expert comment: The local elections, voter ID and democracy

Tonight IPPR North will join forces with MetroPolis, Peoples Powerhouse, CLES and Neon to host our first ‘ New Economy North ’ social event. We will be discussing the May 2023 local elections and...

21/06/2023
Blog post Expert comment Power & politics IPPR North

Now is the time to confront UK’s investment-phobia

With public investment well below the G7 average and business investment at the bottom of the league, the UK has little hope of breaking out of its growth doom loop without sustained investment. ...

20/06/2023
Blog post Economy Centre for Economic Justice Fair Transition Unit IPPR

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