For decades, governments of all stripes have promised to give children a better, healthier start to life. But despite this – and some notable policy successes – the UK continues to fall short on ...

For decades, Westminster government has enabled deep divisions to grow in this country: divisions between whole regions of England; divisions between cities, towns and villages; and divisions within ...

There has rarely been a more exciting time for Scotland, and for Scottish politics, than the times we are living in. IPPR Scotland has been established to support Scottish politics and its people to ...

In this report, we assess the long- and short-term trends in public opinion concerning Europe, and consider the deeper issues – such as the economy, cultural change and trust in politics – that these ...

Since the introduction of the new rules, there is a growing body of evidence highlighting their adverse impacts. Through interviews with people with direct experience of NHS charging, healthcare ...

Poor mental health is one most significant challenges of our time. A staggering one in four of us will experience a mental health problem each year. Fewer – but still significant numbers – experience ...

Liberal democracy across the West is under strain. The causes of these democratic challenges are many and complex but there is a common thread: a decline in political trust. Growing distrust in ...

At the same time, the UK economy is suffering from chronic low investment, and firms have increasingly cited uncertainty around competition enforcement as ...

Asylum accommodation costs have soared in recent years, with billions of pounds being spent on housing people in inadequate conditions, which is both a waste of public funds and a failure to meet ...

The Office for Budgetary Responsibility has outlined a new approach to modelling the growth impacts of public investment. Unlike before, this allows them to better reflect the economic benefits of ...

Source: IPPR North analysis of Office for National Statistics [ONS] (2019) ‘Country and regional public sector finances supplementary tables’, data. IPPR North is the leading think-tank for the north ...