While we are all weathering the storm of Covid-19, we are not all in the same boat. This report outlines how the UK and Scottish governments need to act to protect those at most risk of financial insecurity in Scotland.
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Report
Economy
Scotland
Coronavirus response
IPPR Scotland
The future will have less cash. By 2028, forecasts suggest that fewer than one in 10 UK consumer payments will be made using cash.
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Report
Economy
Commission on Economic Justice
Centre for Economic Justice
IPPR Scotland
In recent years our economy has been growing, but most people are no better off than a decade ago. For many people the economy does not appear to be working at all.
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Graphic guide
IPPR
Economy
Centre for Economic Justice
At the forefront of the platform economy are Facebook, Alphabet, Amazon and Apple – they have accumulated the most data, developed the most advanced analytical capabilities and gained greatest ownership...
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Report
Economy
Commission on Economic Justice
IPPR
The UK’s longstanding current account deficit indicates that the UK economy has a fundamental problem of international competitiveness. While in the past we have been able to support this through...
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Report
Economy
Commission on Economic Justice
London
World politics
IPPR
Over recent years there has been increasing concern among economists and statisticians, and a variety of commentators and organisations in civil society, about whether the current range of economic...
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Economy
Commission on Economic Justice
IPPR
A declining labour share of national income, together with unequal capital ownership, mean wealth inequality in the UK has risen and is set to rise further. This policy paper sets out why a...
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Economy
Commission on Economic Justice
Young people
Equality
IPPR
The IPPR Commission on Economic Justice is a landmark initiative to rethink economic policy for post-Brexit Britain. Launched in November 2016, it brings together leading figures from across society...
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Report
Economy
Commission on Economic Justice
Over the last two years, our reports set out bold, imaginative ideas on the northern economy – all of which challenge lazy thinking about the North's economy, right across the political spectrum....
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Economy
IPPR North
Expert comment
The rapid financialisation of the UK economy has done little to bolster socially desirable investments, with the bulk of activity primarily confined to the financial sector itself and real estate. ...
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Expert comment
Economy
Commission on Economic Justice