Press releases

List of press Articles

  1. The country needs a Great North Plan that is about more than improved transport

    lan must be based on collaboration between cities, engagement with the public and include a range of voices from business to education
  2. IPPR appoints new Director

    om Kibasi to lead IPPR
  3. Average house prices in London are now 10 times the average salary

    2% of all private-renting households in England are in London
  4. Cuts to solar subsidy moves UK further away from clean energy - IPPR

    esponding to the UK solar subsidy cut announcement, Dr Jimmy Aldridge, IPPR’s senior research fellow in energy policy said:
  5. Scottish public services facing fundamental reshape over next five years following Budget – IPPR Scotland

    Universities, prisons, legal aid and local councils facing real-terms cuts
  6. Cameron should demand EU fund to ease pressures on local services - IPPR

    David Cameron should demand an EU-level fund to address local pressures on schools, GPs and housing caused by migration at the European Council meeting tomorrow, according to a new briefing from IPPR.
  7. ‘Double whammy’ budget for Holyrood: UK Government benefits cuts could leave poorest in Scotland hundreds of pounds worse off

    500m cut from benefit claimants in Scotland by 2020 following Spending Review, equivalent of 1p Scottish income tax rise
  8. EU negotiations: Cameron can tackle EU freedom of movement without Treaty change – IPPR

    s the European Council president warns David Cameron that a four-year ban on migrants claiming in-work benefits will be the most difficult part of his European renegotiation, IPPR sets out alternative options for the Prime Minister to…
  9. New northern rail franchises: vital first step to creating a Northern Powerhouse - IPPR North

    esponding to today's announcement by the government on new rail franchises for the north, Director of IPPR North, Ed Cox, said:
  10. Climate change stress tests in financial sector could help avoid financial crisis

    anks, pension funds and listed companies should be stress tested against the risks of major financial losses
  11. Future of the BBC: ‘Auntie’ is valued but needs to improve service amid Charter Review, say leading media figures

    PPR have published a collection of essays from leading media commentators on the future of the BBC, amid the Charter Review into the licence fee and remit of the public service broadcaster.
  12. Enormous challenge’ for Holyrood following larger than expected cut in Scotland grant - IPPR Scotland on the UK Spending Review

    he UK Spending Review has been announced showing spending cuts for Scotland. The Scottish budget will see real terms cuts of 3.9% (real terms, cumulative) and, within that, day to day spending dropping by 5.0% (real terms, cumulative) by…