Achieving this requires bold, but focused, actions, without burdening GBE with conflicting objectives. In this report, we offer an implementation strategy ...

A crisis of lost learning is sweeping across schools in England. Children cannot learn if they are not in school and not engaged. This means attainment can ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Scrapping the heat in buildings bill is the wrong decision and puts Scotland’s climate targets even further out of reach. Without legislation there is no credible plan to deliver the massive project ...

Women have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s impacts in the past year. Around 45 per cent of working women across the North work in sectors that have seen the biggest negative impacts during the ...

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 ...

This week, voters across the UK will participate in devolved and local elections. The political and policy landscapes are very different from 2017 when the first of England’s metro mayoral elections ...

IPPR and The Conduit are hosting a joint events series on understanding the politics of today in the run up to the general election. With the general election now looming and Keir Starmer’s Labour ...