More relaxed immigration policies could win over swing voters, analysis finds Adopting harsher stance would now harm both parties’ electoral chances, IPPR research finds The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022
Two-tier NHS already developing in UK as Scotland discusses paying for treatment, experts warn NHS already heading for ‘two-tier’ system as waits for more into private care, The IPPR has warned The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
Reverse poverty crisis by boosting child benefit and scrapping cap – report The Government has a choice between inflicting a winter of ‘deepening hardship’ on families or offering a ‘lifeline to millions’, three groups say. The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
Jeremy Hunt’s austerity budget: necessity or political choice? The chancellor insists Britain has to ‘live within its means’ – but many economists say painful cuts are neither inevitable nor proven to work The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022
Trust in politicians ‘in freefall’ after year of chaos at Westminster Just 4 per cent think MPs are working for national interest The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
BP declares £7bn profits while energy bills soar? It’s time to start taxing shareholder payouts Closing tax loopholes would redirect more of BP and Shell’s bumper profits, says Joseph Evans of the IPPR The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
Extend UK energy price cap to hold inflation back, thinktank says IPPR says cap for longer than six months would aid growth and allow more to be spent on public services The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
Rishi Sunak warned against return to austerity with public spending cuts at next mini-Budget OLD Think tank finds PM has ‘fiscal space’ to deliver support totalling billions in cost of living crisis The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
UK investment in R&D plunges in blow to ‘science superpower’ plan IPPR says extra £62bn a year needed to match global leader Israel after sharp decline since 2014 The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022
More than two-thirds of Channel migrants ‘could have asylum claims granted’, report claims The government refuses to consider asylum claims from people who have travelled through safe countries like France The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022
Devastating graph shows poorest in UK get NOTHING from Tory tax cut plans as rich get richer How much will the worst-off get from Kwasi Kwarteng mini-budget tax cut plans? The National (Scotland) · Sep 23, 2022
Government gives green light for onshore wind farms in England There has been a practical ban on building new wind farms in England since 2015 Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2022
Universal preschool funding needed in England, says report Many low-income families have to pay to return to work and childcare market is ‘on brink of collapse’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
Mothers paying to return to work in ‘nightmare’ childcare system, think tank warns ‘You should not be worse off from working more. The system needs change,’ report co-author says The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022
Birmingham Post · Sep 20, 2022 Mass insulation programme could boost levelling up and cut household bills, report says Report from the IPPR North think tank says a £7bn a year programme would "lower energy bills, reduce energy demand and lessen carbon emissions"
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 Government pressured to ‘save billions’ on bills through insulating homes Investment in making homes more efficient to heat will save on energy costs for households and the taxpayer, groups urge.
Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022 Insulate England's homes and install heat pumps 'to knock hundreds of pounds' off bills Researchers at the IPPR think tank have drawn up a 28-year plan to deliver energy-saving domestic upgrades across the country, in a bid to ease the strain on people's wallets and the environment, at an annual cost of £7 billion.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2022 Liz Truss warned corporation tax cuts have not fuelled investment ‘Race to the bottom’ on tax on company profits has failed to boost economic growth, says IPPR
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022 Liz Truss’s bid to ‘go for growth’ by slashing big business taxes will fail, study warns UK among ‘worst performers’ for private sector investment – despite lowest corporation tax rate
Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022 Stark reality of UK's housing crisis laid bare with mould, fly tipping and pest infestations A new report from leading think tank IPPR North exposes the “ticking timebomb” of poor quality homes as the cost of energy skyrockets
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022 If education is all about getting a job, the humanities are left just to the rich Recent utilitarian changes to the priorities of universities do little to foster social equality
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022 Cut red tape in housing, childcare and energy, think tank urges Government The IEA free-market think tank has called for more deregulation to counter the cost-of-living crisis.
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022 One per cent of current Tory MPs are of ‘working-class’ backgrounds, says think tank But a spokesman for the Tories said researchers applied ‘an incredibly narrow definition of working-class’
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2022 Just one in 100 Tory MPs came from a working-class job, new study shows Institute for Public Policy Research study also shows proportion of working-class Labour MPs has halved since 1980s
Daily Mirror · Jul 16, 2022 Tory candidates challenged to 'come clean' on impact of their tax slashing plans Frontrunners in the race to replace Boris Johnson are competing for the most outlandish tax slashing promises to woo Tory members