Economy

Weathering the winter storm: Strengthening financial security in Scotland through the ongoing Covid-19 crisis

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.

28/10/2020

Publication Report Economy Scotland Coronavirus response IPPR Scotland

Not cashless, but less cash: Economic justice and the future of UK payments

The future will have less cash. By 2028, forecasts suggest that fewer than one in 10 UK consumer payments will be made using cash.

24/01/2020

Publication Report Economy Commission on Economic Justice Centre for Economic Justice IPPR Scotland

The UK in the global economy

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.

09/05/2019

Publication Graphic guide IPPR Economy Centre for Economic Justice

The Digital Commonwealth: From private enclosure to collective benefit

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...

07/09/2018

Publication Report Economy Commission on Economic Justice IPPR

On Borrowed Time: Finance and the UK's current account deficit

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...

10/07/2018

Publication Report Economy Commission on Economic Justice London World politics IPPR

Measuring what matters: Improving the indicators of economic performance

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...

27/04/2018

Publication Economy Commission on Economic Justice IPPR

Our Common Wealth: A Citizens' Wealth Fund for the UK

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...

02/04/2018

Publication Economy Commission on Economic Justice Young people Equality IPPR

Financing Investment: Reforming finance markets for the long-term

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...

03/08/2017

Publication Report Economy Commission on Economic Justice

Northern prosperity is national prosperity: four ideas for the next government

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....

26/04/2017

Blog post Economy IPPR North Expert comment

Is the UK's outsized financial sector worth it?

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. ...

12/04/2017

Blog post Expert comment Economy Commission on Economic Justice