Press releases

List of press Articles

  1. Public not prepared to face up to challenges of paying for social care, ippr/PwC research reveals

    Few people are prepared to face up to the challenges of paying for a better social care system, according to research
  2. Greener homes are the best way to solve long term fuel poverty

    new report by ippr, the leading independent think tank, says that a radical drive to increase energy efficiency in UK homes is the best way to solve long term fuel poverty.
  3. Facing the facts

    he UK's deficit needs to be addressed and neither main party has a credible plan. Ahead of this month's Budget, it would be dangerous to implement more cuts now but there is an urgent need for long-term action
  4. ippr reaction to Commons reform proposals

    Ps should be congratulated for standing up to the government and Tory whips who both shamelessly tried to derail plans to strengthen the role of Parliament.
  5. General election a crossroads for UK development policy

    To help the world's poorest at a time of financial restraint the next government needs to find new ways of putting global poverty reduction at the heart of policy across government, says a new report
  6. New report suggests increased concern in England about the devolution settlement

    n the day that Communities Secretary John Denham calls for Labour to do more to celebrate and recognise Englishness a new report published by ippr undertaken in collaboration with social research institute NatCen suggests increasing public…
  7. New report recommends UK set its migration policy in context of development objectives

    s the UK Border Agency launches its new international strategy, a new report by the leading independent think tank ippr says that the Government should take impacts on developing nations into account when designing UK immigration policy.…
  8. IPPR's election year

    010 is a momentous year for politics with the General Election as its centre piece. Much of the focus will be on the clash between the leaders and the parties, but much more important will be the debate over ideas. To help shape new…
  9. PwC and ippr research reveals challenges in converting public appetite for participation in public service design and delivery into action

    s parties argue over the balance between the 'big state' and the 'big society', a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and ippr - 'Capable Communities' - shows that the public strongly supports the idea of individuals and communities…
  10. Current approach to tackling inequality and discrimination needs radical re-thinking, says ippr report

    In the week when a major government-commissioned study on inequality is published, a report
  11. Old fashioned thinking and slow decision making puts UK's creative industries future global position at risk, ex Channel 4 boss tells Oxford Media Convention

    n his first speech since leaving his job as Chief Executive at Channel Four, Andy Duncan will tell the Oxford Media Convention, organised in partnership by the leading think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) and Media…
  12. Recession leaves almost half young black people unemployed, finds ippr

    head of Office for National Statistics jobless figures to be published today, new analysis from ippr shows that almost half (48%) of Black people aged between 16-24 are now unemployed - compared to the rate of unemployment among white…