Institute for Public Policy Research4d
Bank should have cut interest rates in light of faster than expected economic slowdown, says IPPR
Reacting to today’s decision by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to hold interest rates at 4.75%, Carsten Jung, principal research fellow and head of macroeconomics at IPPR, said: “With ...
Institute for Public Policy Research5d
Inflation not a cause for concern but Bank of England should cut rates to boost growth
Reacting to today’s inflation news, Dr George Dibb, associate director for economic policy at IPPR, said: “Today’s higher inflation figures were expected and pose no immediate cause for concern. The ...
Institute for Public Policy Research7d
The great enabler: transport’s role in tackling environmental crises and delivering progressive change
In this special issue of IPPR Progressive Review we bring together leading political, academic and civil society thinkers to ...
Institute for Public Policy Research7d
Rayner reaction: Pushing power out of Westminster welcome, but fiscal devolution needs to follow, says IPPR North
The influential think tank, IPPR North, has reacted to today's speech from Angela Rayner outlining the new devolution white paper. Zoë Billingham, director of IPPR North said: “Today the Deputy Prime ...
Institute for Public Policy Research10d
IPPR reacts to NAO report on electric vehicle charging points, calls for public information plan
IPPR has reacted to the National Audit Office report on the rollout of public EV charging points (to be published at 0001 December 13). Dr Maya Singer-Hobbs, senior research fellow in IPPR’s energy, ...
Institute for Public Policy Research11d
Clean power 2030: 95 per cent of onshore wind projects in the pipeline are in devolved nations, IPPR finds
Ramping up emerging collaboration between devolved nations will be mission critical to achieving the UK government’s 2030 clean energy targets, a new IPPR report has found. With Scotland, Wales, and ...
Institute for Public Policy Research11d
Everything everywhere, all at once: The need for a four nations approach to accelerate wind deployment in the UK
The UK is a world leader in wind deployment and has some of the most ambitious future wind capacity targets in the world, aiming for clean power by 2030. This is a challenge that crosses borders and ...
Institute for Public Policy Research13d
A longer-term tax strategy for Scotland: what needs to change?
Tax is a polarising issue. People hold very strong opinions on the matter. Often these strong opinions are, to put it mildly, not supported by the available evidence. And, frustratingly, the available ...
Institute for Public Policy Research14d
Reducing poverty in Scotland: what works best?
The reaction to the Chancellor’s decision to abolish the winter fuel payment (WFP) was somewhat paradoxical. The reaction to the Chancellor’s decision to start means-testing the Winter Fuel Payment ...
Institute for Public Policy Research14d
Revealed: Two thirds of poorest families miss out on childcare, as government urged to ‘think differently’
New analysis on the quality and quantity of childcare provision in England has revealed that the massive expansion of free childcare currently underway is at risk of not delivering for poorer families ...
Institute for Public Policy Research14d
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In this special issue of IPPR Progressive Review we bring together leading political, academic and civil society thinkers to consider transport in modern Britain and its role in delivering a healthier ...