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  1. George Osborne speech: Business rates devolution opens bold new frontier in Northern Powerhouse and decentralisation – IPPR North

    esponding to George Osborne’s speech at Conservative party conference, promising local areas new powers over business rates, director of IPPR North Ed Cox said:

  2. £1 billion shortfall in Government childcare extension pledge

    overnment plans to double free childcare hours for 3 and 4-year-olds could be underfunded to the tune of £1 billion, IPPR have calculated in a new report.

  3. TransPennine electrification puts the Northern Powerhouse back on track – but we need to see radical investment and devolution: IPPR North

    esponding to the announcement the electrification of the TransPennine railway will be resumed, Director of IPPR North, Ed Cox, said:

  4. Government urged to adopt plan to help support people most excluded in society

  5. New consultation asks: Are charities being taken for granted?

    hy do small and local charities matter, and are they being taken for granted by policymakers? This is the question being asked in a new Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) North call for evidence, which opens today.

  6. Northern Powerhouse offers business the greatest growth opportunity since Victorian era

    he north could have growth aspirations on a scale not seen since the Victorian era of municipal development, according to a new IPPR North report – but only if key investments in the region are made in the upcoming Spending Review and…

  7. Osborne’s surplus target leaves room for progressive choices

    hancellor can protect key services if he makes modest extensions to Budget tax rises

  8. Subsidy figures hide underinvestment in northern rail network

    ollowing new figures from railways regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), published today, showing the level of subsidy received by the operators of various rail franchises across the country, analysis by IPPR North shows how – while…

  9. Government far off 'unrealistic' net migration target

    igh levels of net migration have little to do with Europe’s current migrant crisis

  10. Leading think-tank IPPR appoints first Scotland director

    he UK’s leading progressive think-tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has appointed its first Director in Scotland.

  11. Buses Bill should bring back bus regulation to help pensioners in rural areas

    unding cuts and rising fares have hit local bus services hard. The government should use the Buses Bill to help pensioners in rural areas and others who rely on buses, according to our new report.

  12. UK productivity puzzle ‘result of expansion in low-paid work’