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 ...

“The UK has had 11 economic strategies in 13 years. That chop-and-change approach wasn’t fit for purpose. Today’s industrial strategy finally turns a page, offering much-needed consistency, clarity ...

Both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party continue to lose significant support to Reform UK, with the party gaining real traction among disaffected voters across the country. Its growing ...

The UK economy isn’t delivering for its people. Growth is anaemic and the cost of living crisis is hitting families and pensioners hard. Following all the economic turmoil of the financial crisis, ...

Reacting to today’s decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to hold interest rates, Carsten Jung, associate director for economic policy at IPPR, said: “The Bank should have ...

The Minimum Income Guarantee Expert Group has published its final report today, setting out a roadmap to deliver a Minimum Income Guarantee in the longer term. Responding to it, Stephen Boyd, IPPR ...

IPPR has reacted to this morning’s ONS data release of CPI data for May 2025, which showed inflation at 3.4 per cent, effectively level compared with 3.5 per cent in April. Carsten Jung, associate ...

As serious doubts arise over the Alexander Dennis bus manufacturing plant in Falkirk, all eyes should now be on the upcoming industrial strategy “The broad settlement for Scotland is welcome. But an ...

“Even after the Budget, which raised taxes and increased borrowing, the government still had to make tough choices today. “There are much needed big increases in investment in infrastructure, ...

They can accelerate growth and enhance access to opportunity, economic or cultural, while helping clean our air and reduce our carbon emissions. Our research finds that an ambitious modal shift target ...

Today, we are setting out the scale of what we are fighting for: a real drive to catch up to the £140 billion of missing investment in northern transport since 2009/10. To continue closing this ...

New polling reveals support for local leaders with fiscal firepower 4 July 2025 10-year health plan: ‘Neighbourhood NHS’ to shift care from hospitals to high streets, says IPPR 2 July 2025 Give ...