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Often, this descends into little more than an argument about eligibility for welfare benefits. This is a disaster for ...

England’s end of primary school tests (SATs) may not be working as well as they should for the children who need the most ...

Unlike many other comparable countries, the UK’s economic activity and employment rates are yet to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Improvements in population health have stagnated in the UK – a ...

One-half of adults in this country voted at the 2024 general election, the lowest share of the population to vote since universal suffrage. This report takes a first look at who spoke in the 2024 UK ...

Politicians and commentators have raised the prospect of freezing or reducing the energy price cap this October to help shield households from the impacts of rising energy costs. Less explored has ...

The pandemic has rapidly accelerated an existing trend of decline in access and outcomes. This is creating the conditions for an ‘opt-out’ by those who have the means – embedding a two-tier system.

Established in autumn 2016 in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, the aim of the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice was to examine the challenges facing the UK economy and to ...

Levels of mental illness, mental distress and low wellbeing among students in higher education in the UK are increasing, and are high relative to other sections of the population. Around ...

Private sector investment in the UK has fallen to the lowest level among G7 countries – fixing it will not be easy Later this week the chancellor is expected to deliver on Liz Truss’s campaign promise ...

It’s time the North saw real change for better transport, delivering prosperity and better lives: a long-term plan for Great Northern Rail ...

The UK’s investment performance is still worse than every other G7 country, new data shows. Compared to Japan, the USA, Germany, France, Italy and Canada, the UK languished in last place for business ...