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Luke Murphy

Associate Director for the Energy, Climate, Housing and Infrastructure Team Murphy Luke Luke heads the Energy, Climate, Housing and Infrastructure team. Luke joined IPPR in October 2016, after …

IPPR responds to the Spring Statement

ON THE ECONOMY OVERALL   Carys Roberts, IPPR Chief Economist and head of the Centre for Economic Justice, said:  “The baby steps and half measures announced in the Spring Statement are …

Calls for a ‘Just Transition Commission’ to Kick Start North’s Low Carbon Revolution

A body to ensure that energy workers in the north of England are able to make the most of a “clean energy revolution” should be established as soon as possible, according to a leading think-tank. …

A just transition: Realising the opportunities of decarbonisation in the north of England

Decarbonisation holds huge opportunities for the north of England. The energy sector is one of the North’s ‘prime capabilities’. The region has a leading low-carbon goods and services sector - …

Patchwork safety net of food banks, fuel banks and other essential services struggling to meet needs of poorest, says IPPR

Essential service providers could be better coordinated to meet the demand created by welfare cuts and the universal credit rollout Food banks, fuel banks and other schemes to help Britain’s …

Findings of the Income Crisis Taskforce: Establishing common principles for responses to income crisis

Income crisis is a worsening epidemic in the UK. Yet the government response has been at best inadequate, and in some cases counterproductive, for example the cuts to benefits and the roll out of …

To survive, councils need more money. But council tax is broken - Luke Murphy

Sign on the dotted line? A new rental contract: Final report

The private rented sector has grown substantially over the past two decades. It is now home to 20 per cent of households (4.7 million). Many more people now expect to live in the private rented …

The case for reforming private renting: Interim report

The private rented sector has grown substantially over the past two decades. It is now home to 20 per cent of households (4.7 million). Many more people now expect to live in the private rented …

Risk or reward? Securing a just transition in the north of England

As the most recent IPCC report on global warming shows, decarbonising the UK’s economy is an urgent necessity if we are to tackle the threat of climate change and stand a chance of limiting global …