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Research and ideas

IPPR accelerates progress through ideas, analysis, and public dialogue.

Our work provides insight into the challenges facing UK society, and impactful, workable policies.

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  1. An energy smart meter sits on a countertop. It reads electricity: £61.71, gas: £148

    Flex factor: How government can keep network costs on bills down

    Government must strike a better balance between bringing down energy bills now and building a system fit for the future.

  2. Acceleration is not a strategy: A framework for directing AI towards public value before it's too late

    The politics of artificial intelligence is set to drastically change in 2026 as recent technical breakthroughs get implemented across the economy. 

  3. Seb Rees on GB News discussing NHS funding

  4. Harry Quilter-Pinner on BBC News discussing the IMF economic forecast

  5. A photo of a hospital corridor. A bed on wheel sits waiting while a person in scrubs runs away blurred in the distance

    Bismarck versus Beveridge revisited: Does the model shape the outcome?

    The NHS is under serious pressure.
  6. A close up photo of a lit up mobile phone screen. A woman's hands hold it, mostly in darkness

    Stuck on you: How to make social media good again

    How social media has changed over the last 20 years to make us more isolated from each other online, and what needs to change.