An insight into why we might privilege social justice, over criminal justice Prison does not only impact and harm those who are directly locked up; prisons affect all of us. Yet many of us don’t ...

The UK economy has had a split personality since the Great Recession, combining a record-strong labour market with historically low productivity growth. A solution to this ‘productivity puzzle’ has so ...

We identify five options for improving the situation that could be adopted at the forthcoming spending review – or sooner. These options would provide addi ...

The UK is one of the most unequal countries in the developed world, and income inequality could be set to worsen as capital and property ownership become more important sources of income generation.

The independent Lord Darzi Review aims to examine the state of quality in health and care services on the NHS’s 70th birthday and make recommendations for future funding and reform of the system.

IPPR North is the leading think tank based in the north of England. We develop bold, progressive ideas to empower England’s regions so that everyone has the opportunity to live a good life and to ...

In this paper we trace the emergence of a poorly understood social challenge and one which symbolises Britain’s broken ‘social settlement’: the continued rise in working poverty since the beginning of ...

Asylum accommodation costs have soared in recent years, with billions of pounds being spent on housing people in inadequate conditions, which is both a waste of public funds and a failure to meet ...

How climate change poses both immediate and long-term threats that are at least as serious as the Covid-19 pandemic. The new UK government has initiated a Strategic Defence Review and is undertaking a ...

The new government’s primary mission is to deliver economic growth, rooted in an ambition for prosperity and opportunity to be accessible across the UK. This government is starting from a position ...

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 ...

There is huge potential for economic stimulus provided by a programme of housing decarbonisation in the north of England. Not only are warmer, healthier homes with lower emissions crucial to our ...