Institute for Public Policy Research8d
2030 and beyond: Great British Energy's role in the green transition
The UK government created Great British Energy to help deliver secure, clean and affordable electricity. Achieving this requires bold, but focused, actions, without burdening GBE with conflicting ...
Institute for Public Policy Research3d
Think tank warns: without urgent investment, Scotland will miss child poverty target in 2030
New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland (IPPR Scotland) warns that – without urgent investment, more than 210,000 Scottish children – 22 per cent - will be trapped in ...
Institute for Public Policy Research8d
Push ahead on ‘most ambitious’ approach to Great British Energy or risk disappointing voters, IPPR urges government
New report calls for publicly-owned clean energy company to be fully funded so it can supply 5 per cent of electricity within five years GBE should generate electricity from its own assets and be able ...
Institute for Public Policy Research11d
Hidden hardships: The immigration system and child poverty
Child poverty remains a persistent and deeply rooted issue in the UK. In 2022/23 it was estimated that 4.3 million children live in relative poverty, and this number has risen in recent years. Among ...
Institute for Public Policy Research4d
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Institute for Public Policy Research6d
Interest rate reaction: UK economy ‘in a limbo period’ waiting for budget changes to take effect, says IPPR
Reacting to today’s decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to hold interest rates at 4.5 per cent, Professor Ashwin Kumar, director of research and policy at IPPR, said: “IPPR has ...
Institute for Public Policy Research9d
Five years since schools went into lockdown, attendance crisis at record levels
Absence and suspensions are two thirds higher (67 per cent) than pre-pandemic For every child permanently excluded, 10 more ‘invisibly’ move out of their school setting New report from IPPR and The ...
Institute for Public Policy Research13d
Government must reform Thatcher-era industrial relations to deliver on promises, says IPPR
Industries crucial to Labour’s missions – such as house-building, childcare and rail – are struggling to meet demand Government must address workforce challenges to meet its milestones Fair Pay ...
Institute for Public Policy Research8d
IPPR Scotland responds to Project Willow
The director of Scotland’s progressive think tank, IPPR Scotland, has responded to the publication of the Project Willow report. Stephen Boyd Director, IPPR Scotland said: “The Project Willow report ...
Institute for Public Policy Research9d
DWP reforms address broken system, but rush for savings will harm some vulnerable people, says IPPR
“The number of people claiming health-related benefits is unsustainable. The current system is a national scandal – it fails to support people into work, locks them into welfare indefinitely, and ...
Institute for Public Policy Research9d
Scottish think tank responds to UK government welfare announcement
“The UK government is attempting to rewire support and incentives for those who can work to do so, but this leaves many unanswered questions, creating unwelcome uncertainty for vulnerable people in ...