London receives twice as much culture funding as the North Leading think tank and The Great North unite to call out culture divide New research by IPPR North lays bare the compounding crises facing ...

Reacting to the announcement of key reforms to be included in a forthcoming elections bill, Harry Quilter-Pinner, IPPR executive director, said: “Barely half of people voted in last year’s general ...

This year’s State of the North report highlights how regional inequality exacerbates the growing challenges facing many young northerners. This is a pivotal moment for young people. The current ...

Workers in low autonomy, low skill and non-trade union jobs more likely to be surveilled at work, says IPPR Facial recognition, biometric tracking, and keystroke monitoring adopted without employee ...

New technologies are radically transforming worker surveillance. Meaningful worker voice is needed over surveillance practices to address the risks they pose to worker's rights and wellbeing. New ...

Poor polling and local election results for Labour are part of western trend in which populists now claim a larger share of the vote (30 per cent) than the centre-left (24 per cent) David Miliband ...

For decades, governments of all stripes have promised to give children a better, healthier start to life. But despite this – and some notable policy successes – the UK continues to fall short on ...

The UK’s competition framework — and its regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority — has struggled to prevent rising market concentration and stagnant productivity. At the same time, the UK ...

With a new immigration white paper imminent, this blog outlines how the government must balance pursuing its growth mission with managing the pressures of migration and supporting integration to ...

Widespread public support for stronger government interventions to improve health – challenging 'nanny state' myth and showing it could be a vote-winner, especially in key battleground seats ...

With one in eight UK built cars exported to the USA, British vehicle manufacturers face an extraordinary challenge However, the UK green transport manufacturing sector, which includes EVs, has ...

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 cannot be raised further, employment outcomes ...