Institute for Public Policy Research29 天
Earning vs owning: Rescuing opportunity in the asset economy
Life chances are increasingly determined by what you inherit, not what you do. But what can we do about it? More people own assets today than in any other point in British history, blurring old ...
Institute for Public Policy Research23 天
Joined up thinking: Seven tests for the integrated national transport strategy
The UK government is producing England’s first integrated national transport strategy. In this blog, we set out IPPR’s seven tests to judge if the strategy seizes the opportunity to create a fairer, ...
Institute for Public Policy Research17 天
The childcare challenge: How can the new government deliver a real childcare guarantee?
The newly elected Labour government has picked up where the previous government left off, by committing to continuing the plans to roll out ‘free’ hours and develop a stronger childcare system more ...
Institute for Public Policy Research14 天
What is Abolitionist Feminism, and why does it matter?
An insight into why we might privilege social justice, over criminal justice Prison does not only impact and harm those who are directly locked up; prisons affect all of us. Yet many of us don’t ...
Institute for Public Policy Research8 天
Inflation not a cause for concern but Bank of England should cut rates to boost growth
Reacting to today’s inflation news, Dr George Dibb, associate director for economic policy at IPPR, said: “Today’s higher inflation figures were expected and pose no immediate cause for concern. The ...
Institute for Public Policy Research14 天
Everything everywhere, all at once: The need for a four nations approach to accelerate wind ...
The UK is a world leader in wind deployment and has some of the most ambitious future wind capacity targets in the world, aiming for clean power by 2030. This is a challenge that crosses borders and ...
Institute for Public Policy Research7 天
Bank should have cut interest rates in light of faster than expected economic slowdown ...
Reacting to today’s decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to hold interest rates at 4.75%, Carsten Jung, principal research fellow and head of macroeconomics at IPPR, said: “With ...
Institute for Public Policy Research10 天
The great enabler: transport’s role in tackling environmental crises and delivering ...
In this special issue of IPPR Progressive Review we bring together leading political, academic and civil society thinkers to consider transport in modern Britain and its role in delivering a healthier ...
Institute for Public Policy Research17 天
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The UK is a world leader in wind deployment and has some of the most ambitious future wind capacity targets in the world, aiming for clean power by 2030. The UK government is producing England’s first ...
Institute for Public Policy Research15 天
A longer-term tax strategy for Scotland: what needs to change?
Tax is a polarising issue. People hold very strong opinions on the matter. Often these strong opinions are, to put it mildly, not supported by the available evidence. And, frustratingly, the available ...
Institute for Public Policy Research14 天
On EU immigration, both camps need to pay careful attention to public opinion
‘There’s a lot of people in the EU who supply gaps in the service industries, the land workers … fantastic work ethic … lovely people … There’s a lot of rubbish talked about benefits and the fact ...