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Reacting to the announcement of a ‘one-in, one-out’ migration pilot, Marley Morris, associate director for migration, trade and communities, said: "The 'one-in, one-out' pilot announced today is an ...
The leading think tank based in the North has responded to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which has been laid before parliament this afternoon. “Today’s Bill tips the balance ...
34 million school days lost due to record number of suspensions and unauthorised absences Children permanently excluded in 2023/24 to cost state £1.9bn billion Who is Losing Learning Coalition calls ...
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.
A decade of broken promises has been laid bare today as a leading think tank reveals how the disparity in transport spending between the North and London has ballooned over the last ten years. In ...
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 ...
England’s new mayors will join a group of highly visible leaders. But large-scale mayoral authorities are unfamiliar in England, and they will need to establish their credibility and legitimacy with ...
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 ...
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 ...
A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research into England’s planning system finds that the government will have to tackle unproductive land speculation and ramp up strategic planning ...