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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?

Today, 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 IPPR...

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

Explainer: Inside the new North East devolution deal

The week before last, a new devolution deal for the North East was announced by the secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities. Subject to local and parliamentary approval, the new...

10/01/2023
Blog post Power & politics IPPR North Long read