We are entering a period of high unemployment with stifled job creation. The government's response to the unemployment crisis so far relies on a quicker bounce back in economic activity than either the Office for Budget Responsibility or the Bank of England are predicting.
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Coronavirus response
Future Welfare State
IPPR
Injuries are the leading cause of preventable death in children and young people. As such, they present a significant cost to individuals, society, and the economy. Although the UK has been a world leader in injury prevention policy, austerity and a lack of strategy have hampered further improvement.
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Business
Centre for Economic Justice
IPPR
We are facing the worst jobs crisis in a generation – with young people (18–24) set to be hit particularly hard. Covid-19 is first and foremost a health crisis, but it has increasingly morphed into...
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Jobs & skills
Young people
IPPR
As the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis deepens, initial indicators and projections paint a grim picture for the economic prospects of young people across the UK. With the sectors most affected...
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Jobs & skills
IPPR Scotland
We know the health, social and economic crisis will affect us all, but we also know it won’t affect us all equally. This blog marks the start of a series of outputs through our Rethinking Social Security in Scotland programme, as we attempt to look at what Covid-19 means for financial security in Scotland.
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Jobs & skills
Public services
Scotland
Coronavirus response
IPPR Scotland
Wales faces significant disruptions over the coming years. With fundamental change comes the risk of new inequalities but also the opportunities for far-reaching reform. While global and UK-wide...
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Jobs & skills
Wales
IPPR Scotland
The UK has experienced a decade of austerity. While this has not resulted in a dramatic decrease in public spending in absolute terms, it does represent the longest pause in real-terms spending...
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Jobs & skills
IPPR
Future Welfare State
Wales is at the centre of a number of significant disruptions likely to bring long-term changes for its people and economy. Some of these are global in nature, such as automation and technological...
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Jobs & skills
New Skills at Work
Wales
Population and demographics
IPPR Scotland
Many of us have some form of learning disability. If you are one of these people, you are less likely to live an independent life, and you are significantly less likely to have a job. This short...
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Jobs & skills
Public services
Families
Young people
IPPR North
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on the need to improve the technical education system in England. Successive governments have recognised the importance of a high-quality technical...
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Science & technology
Higher education
IPPR