Press releases

List of press Articles

  1. A further 1700 jobs could be lost in the supply chain of Welsh and English steel-making communities

    PPR analysis looks at the potential indirect job losses in the supply chain
  2. Make councils pay for prison places, in bid to reduce prison population

    ‘devolution revolution’ in criminal justice could reduce the revolving door of reoffending
  3. 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
  4. IPPR appoints new Director

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

    2% of all private-renting households in England are in London
  6. 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:
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. ‘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
  10. 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…
  11. 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:
  12. 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