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  1. New report highlights the need for a new co-operative framework for the Big Society to succeed

    olling back the state and expecting communities to leap into the driving seat will not succeed without a new cooperative framework of rights and responsibilities, says a new paper from ippr, published by Co-operatives UK.

  2. New report highlights the need for a new cooperative framework for the Big Society to succeed

    Rolling back the state and expecting communities to leap into the driving seat will not succeed without a new cooperative framework of rights and responsibilities, says a new paper

  3. ippr calls for wider referendum on voting reform

    s plans for a proposed referendum on the Alternative Vote vs the current First Past the Post system for the UK Parliament at Westminster are announced, ippr calls for the government to be bolder and offer the electorate the chance to opt…

  4. Research reveals gaps between rhetoric and reality of Big Society plans

    he government's Big Society plans envisage a key role for social enterprises in delivering public services and supporting community action. But a new report by the leading think tank ippr north reveals an inconvenient truth for the new…

  5. IPPR North offers cautious welcome for regional growth fund and local enterprise

    ppr north, leading thinktank in the North of England, has offered a cautious welcome to the announcement by Nick Clegg of a Regional Growth Fund.

  6. ippr north director Ed Cox delivers speech on challenges and changing policies for the third sector

    d Cox was invited to be key-note speaker at the launch of the North West Together We Can Conference on 17 June 2010 in Manchester.

  7. Budget measures could hit poorest in the north, but white paper to tackle regional economic differences is welcome

    ppr north reacts to Chancellor George Osborne's Emergency Budget and welcome the announcement of a white paper this summer to look at the regional economic picture.

  8. ippr questions Osborne's claims that this was a progressive budget

    esponding to the Emergency Budget statement by the Chancellor George Osborne, ippr's co-director Carey Oppenheim said: "The Chancellor made welcome noises about how 'progressive' this budget was - but whether it is progressive or not will…

  9. Katie Schmuecker talks cuts on the Politics Show North East & Cumbria

    enior Research Fellow Katie Schmuecker was invited to share her thoughts on how public spending cuts will likely affact the North East with viewers of the Politics Show on Sunday 20 June.

  10. Income tax rises are a fairer way to tackle deficit reduction in the UK

    In a paper

  11. Easy' approach to delivering public services risks leaving poor in the cold

    A new report

  12. ippr north director Ed Cox delivers speech on the future for public services

    Ed Cox spoke on a panel entitled The Turning Point: Where next for public service? at the CIPFA Annual Conference in Harrogate.