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27 Apr 22
Poor health including from 'long Covid' will drag economic activity down in the UK by £8bn in this year alone, a think-tank has warned.
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26 Feb 21
Reforms and increases to the tax base which could raise up to £55bn a year should be implemented as part of the upcoming Budget, according to a leading think tank.
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29 Nov 19
The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.
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15 Nov 19
The next government should spend an extra £20bn a year by 2030 for free personal care for all in England, funded by an increase in general taxation, a think-tank has said.
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5 Nov 19
Public health cuts worth nearly £900m over the last five years in England have impacted communities that need the funding most, research has found.
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13 Sep 19
NHS trusts have an outstanding £55bn to pay over the next 30 years after locking in to “toxic” PFI contracts, analysis of government data has shown.
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25 Jun 19
Council tax is “regressive and inefficient” and needs to be reformed, academics and politicians have said.
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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.
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21 Feb 19
More affordable, accessible childcare is needed in the North - for the sake of mothers and their children, argues IPPR North’s Leah Millward.
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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.
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10 Oct 18
An annual levy based on the up-to-date value of a property should replace council tax and stamp duty, a think-tank has urged.
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30 Aug 18
Government spending to promote migrant integration should increase by £15m a year, a think-tank report has urged.
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20 Jun 18
Care should be free for all older people who need it, according to a report by former health ministers.
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24 May 18
Households in the UK would have to pay up to £2,000 a year extra to keep the NHS afloat as it copes with increased demand, a major report out today has warned.
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5 Mar 18
The UK’s income tax system should be radically simplified and streamlined, a move that would boost the government’s ability to raises taxes easily and fairly, the Institute for Public Policy Research...
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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.
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26 Jan 17
When Britain leaves the European Union, our skills shortages will be laid bare. In order to prosper post-Brexit, we must offer training in areas that employers actually value
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16 Aug 16
The government’s apprenticeships scheme too often delivers poor training and may be benefiting those aged over 25 years of age more than young people, the IPPR think-tank has claimed today.
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12 Aug 16
The move to give Greater Manchester control of health spending is closer to delegation than devolution because of Whitehall’s reluctance to relinquish power, a review by the Institute for Public...
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4 Aug 16
A fiscal stimulus will be needed to help the UK respond to the economic shock of Brexit, the Institute for Public Policy research has claimed.
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20 Jun 16
George Osborne’s plan to devolve business rates revenue to local authorities may fail because it does not provide enough incentive to poorer areas, an analysis has found.
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18 Mar 16
George Osborne is right that economic storm clouds are gathering. But changes to productivity forecasts show they aren’t in Asia or Europe: they are on our own horizon.
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7 Mar 16
An independent commission led by Lord Kerslake has called for a major package of fiscal devolution to local authorities in London as part of an effort to double the supply of homes in the capital.
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27 Nov 15
When the cap on student numbers was abolished, England’s universities gained new opportunities to raise funds and grow – so how have they reacted?
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25 Nov 15
It can be instructive to look at the logic of Osborne’s latest Spending Review from the other end of the telescope