The UK’s competition framework — and its regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority — has struggled to prevent rising market concentration and stagnant productivity. At the same time, the UK ...

With a new immigration white paper imminent, this blog outlines how the government must balance pursuing its growth mission with managing the pressures of migration and supporting integration to ...

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 ...

Widespread public support for stronger government interventions to improve health – challenging 'nanny state' myth and showing it could be a vote-winner, especially in key battleground seats ...

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 ...

With one in eight UK built cars exported to the USA, British vehicle manufacturers face an extraordinary challenge However, the UK green transport manufacturing sector, which includes EVs, has ...

A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research into England’s planning system finds that the government will have to tackle unproductive land speculation and ramp up strategic planning ...

A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals the significant impact generative AI is having on UK society, both professionally and personally. The findings highlight an ...

New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) finds that a combination of welfare reforms, rising numbers of children in the private rented sector and a lack of investment in ...

Cuts to bus provision between 2011 and 2023 were 10 times higher in England’s most deprived than its least deprived areas. That’s according to analysis by a leading think tank. According to IPPR North ...

Turnout disparity between graduates and non-graduates was 11 percentage points, twice as high as 2019, and gap between homeowners and renters rose to 21 points, report finds Call for £100,000 cap on ...

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 ...