Two in three voters who switched from Conservative to Labour at the election (64 per cent) are positive towards EVs, but Conservative to Reform switchers hold consistently anti-EV views Policies such ...

In the long run, the only way to end the UK's chronic housing crisis is to build many more homes. But are Britain's big builders willing and able to deliver the new houses we need? In this report, we ...

This report presents a fresh, place-based approach to rural policy that addresses local, national and global issues effectively, and recommends the introduction of ‘rural devolution deals’ that would ...

‘There’s a lot of people in the EU who supply gaps in the service industries, the land workers … fantastic work ethic … lovely people … There’s a lot of rubbish talked about benefits and the fact ...

IPPR has reacted to Rachel Reeves’s speech, Harry Quilter Pinner, executive director of IPPR, said: “Rachel Reeves is right to say Britain’s economy has huge ...

The director of leading think tank IPPR North has today called for Mayors to be given the power to bring in a visitor levy for their area. Giving evidence to the Housing, Communities and Local ...

The UK is facing a precarious and volatile period for global trade. The volume of global goods flows is back on the rise after a difficult 2023 caused by inflation and interest rate hikes. But with ...

The political challenges that Britain faces are severe. Everyday democracy is key to responding to them effectively. It is, nonetheless, an aspect of our politics that the centre-left has overlooked ...

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 ...

Politicians and commentators have raised the prospect of freezing or reducing the energy price cap this October to help shield households from the impacts of rising energy costs. Less explored has ...

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 ...

Technological change is a good thing. It has brought exponential gains to living standards and is the foundation of modern society. Yet unmanaged technological change has always come with risks and ...