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‘We’re facing a critical shortage’: why UK’s green revolution urgently needs skilled workers

The UK’s net-zero transition may not be short of funds. But it desperately requires many more skilled engineers, electricians and workers than it has

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UK wasting ‘tens of billions’ on crumbling infrastructure and badly run projects

Spending watchdog says smarter government can find huge savings for better public services

The Guardian - UK

Backlog in NHS and courts will take 10 years to clear, says thinktank

Next government will inherit most challenging situation in public services since second world war, IPPR says

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Next UK election set to be most unequal in 60 years, study finds

Voter turnout gap between top and bottom earners growing since 60s, says IPPR thinktank

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Greedflation: corporate profiteering ‘significantly’ boosted global prices, study shows

Multinationals in particular hiked prices far above rise in costs to deliver an outsize impact on cost of living crisis, report concludes

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Hunt’s tax cuts based on ‘implausible’ public spending squeeze – think tanks

Economists said the Chancellor’s tax reductions will not prevent this from being the ‘biggest tax-raising’ parliament in modern times.

The Independent UK

Ofsted fuelling ‘football manager culture’ of firing school heads, says report

Thinktank calls for simplistic inspections to be replaced by reports tailored more towards parents and pupils

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Call to end hire and fire ‘football manager’ culture in schools

The IPPR said ‘overly simplistic’ school inspection judgments, such as inadequate or needs improvement, often trigger abrupt changes.

The Independent UK

‘Flip-flopping’ has cost UK billions in investment cash since 2010, says report

Before autumn statement, industry bosses say more consistency is needed after more than a decade of instability

The Guardian - UK

'Refugee visa' for 10,000 Afghans will slash small boat crossings, think tank says

A pilot visa scheme should be launched for Afghans seeking asylum in the UK, the IPPR says

Evening Standard

Think tank sets out alternative proposal to ‘impractical’ Rwanda scheme

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) believes that a more ‘humane’ response can be adopted to handle the rise in asylum seekers.

The Independent UK

UK moving in ‘reverse gear’ in global race for green growth, think-tank warns

Rishi Sunak’s recent rollback of some net-zero policies makes the UK an outlier, new report suggests

The Independent UK

£15bn of public assets sold by English councils since 2010 amid budget shortfalls

An estimated 75,000 assets including community centres, libraries and swimming pools have been sold, thinktank says

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Less than half of UK voters see preserving Union as priority, research finds

THE “muscular Unionism” that has characterised much of the Tory government’s attitude to devolution since the Brexit referendum risks…

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Analysis finds rise of ‘muscular unionism’ is out of step with public attitudes

Analysis of a survey of attitudes to the union found a ‘striking ambivalence’ about retaining all four nations in the UK.

The Independent UK

Employment support services failing businesses and jobseekers, says think tank

The IPPR described the Government’s ‘any job first’ approach as ‘narrow and focused on the short term’.

The Independent UK

Soaring asylum backlog deemed ‘disastrous record’ for Sunak and Braverman

Campaigners warned people stuck waiting for a decision are exposed to ‘immense suffering’.

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UK needs Dragons’ Den approach to investing in net zero, says thinktank

IPPR wants government to take a stake in green technology firms to help Britain keep up with EU and US

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‘Asylum seeker housing to cost £5 billion a year under Government’s Rwanda plan’

Housing costs will balloon as a ‘perma-backlog’ of asylum seeker cases grows, says Institute for Public Policy Research

The Guardian - UK

UK bill for housing asylum seekers ‘to hit £5bn a year by end of next parliament’

Thinktank says new Illegal Migration Act likely to deepen crisis by leaving thousands more people in limbo

The Independent UK

Government plans to tackle migration risk creating ‘perma-backlog’ – think tank

The Illegal Migration Act could lock thousands of asylum seekers into limbo and in need of continuing Government support, the IPPR warned.

The Independent UK

Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act

The Illegal Migration Act will cast thousands of asylum seekers into ‘permanent limbo’, the IPPR has warned

The National (Scotland)

UK economy faces 'very real risk' of recession despite inflation slowing, experts say

ECONOMISTS have warned that the UK faces a “very real risk” of recession due to higher interest rates - despite inflation slowing to its lowest…

The Independent UK

Low-pay retailers must have ‘clear spotlight’ shone on them, says think tank

A report published on Thursday says retail workers who are paid less than the real living wage are being ‘hung out to dry’.

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Public sector pay rises of 10% would add little to inflation, says UK thinktank

IPPR report undermines Rishi Sunak’s argument that larger wage settlements would be inflationary

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