Student loans have become a huge political issue this year, but how has this become such a hot political topic? These ...

This is the third in a series of blogs related to IPPR Scotland’s project on ‘Employment, Productivity and Reform in the Scottish Public Sector’ funded by the Robertson Trust. The Scottish government ...

Managing the macroeconomy to achieve strong growth and low inflation is a careful balancing act. Overly restrictive macroeconomic policy – such as too-high ...

This report looks at the democratic implications of the government’s agenda for local government unitarisation under the English devolution and community e ...

It is widely proposed that higher social spending – especially in the form of social security benefits – is damaging to the economy. Yet the evidence prese ...

Responding to the government’s child poverty strategy, Professor Ashwin Kumar, director of research and policy at IPPR, said: “After a decade of rising child poverty, it is welcome to see a government ...

“The Chancellor has made good calls on gambling tax, taxing income from wealth and work more equally, a tax on high value properties and ending the two-child limit, which will pull 450,000 children ...

A quarter of employees feel pressure to drink at workplace events, rising to 38 per cent of 18 to 24 year olds Workplace drinking culture driving absences as 31 per cent of workers call in sick in ...

The government can speed up efforts to decarbonise transport by targeting the highest emitters. Electrifying road transport has put the UK on the path to lower transport emissions for the first time.

This year’s State of the North report highlights how regional inequality exacerbates the growing challenges facing many young northerners. This is a pivotal moment for young people. The current ...

London receives twice as much culture funding as the North Leading think tank and The Great North unite to call out culture divide New research by IPPR North lays bare the compounding crises facing ...

This month’s white paper represented the most significant shake-up in immigration policy since Brexit. The government outlined wide-ranging reforms to work, study and family routes, with the intention ...