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Think-tank suggests fiscal rule change to promote growth
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9 Oct 24
Changing fiscal rules could free up £57bn of investment and take the UK out of its “low growth trap”, according to a report.
IPPR: Fixing broken public services could take a decade
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2 Jan 24
Reversing the declining performance in the NHS, courts and education systems could take two parliamentary terms and require a “bold package of reforms”, the Institute for Public Policy Research has...
Nine years of cuts ‘weaken Northern Powerhouse’
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21 Jun 19
Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
Free social care for over 65s ‘could save NHS £4.5bn a year’
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23 May 19
Making social care free at the point of need for over 65s could save the NHS £4.5bn each year by 2030, according to think-tank analysis.
Call for northern levy to improve ‘social infrastructure’
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26 Apr 19
Northern businesses should pay into a fund to improve the health and wellbeing of local people, a think-tank has urged.
Social care ‘needs £450m cash boost to save 400k jobs’
News
26 Nov 18
Councils should be given a £450m funding injection to ensure all care workers are paid the living wage, according to the IPPR think-tank.
UK ‘most geographically unbalanced economy in Europe’
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8 Sep 17
The UK is the most geographically unbalanced economy in Europe and needs radical reform, an IPPR think-tank report has concluded.
The government must invest in the North
Opinion
6 Jul 17
Investment in the North is necessary if the region is to become more productive and so even out economic divisions
Now is the time for a leader who understands the northern concern
Opinion
9 Jun 17
As the rustbelt turns red, it is time for a leader who understands the undercurrents of northern concern, says Ed Cox.
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CIPFA, LGA and Solace call for local government finance overhaul
Social care system must break free from ‘crisis-cash-repeat’ – CIPFA
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