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This is despite a recent, sudden ONS methodological change significantly revising up estimates of UK research investment, more through luck than judgement. Stagnation in the UK economy demands a more ...

Assess everyone reaching pension age to help ‘people age well’ and reduce need for expensive care later in life Sir Andrew Dilnot says: “For far far too long we have had a social care system that ...

“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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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. “IPPR Scotland welcomes this important ...

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 ...

IPPR will once again be delivering a diverse programme of events at four party conferences in 2025. We anticipate that just as in previous years, our events will prove to be the ‘must-attend’ events ...

As serious doubts arise over the Alexander Dennis bus manufacturing plant in Falkirk, all eyes should now be on the upcoming industrial strategy Responding to the Spending Review released today, ...

“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, ...