Press releases

List of press Articles

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

    hancellor can protect key services if he makes modest extensions to Budget tax rises
  2. 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…
  3. Government far off 'unrealistic' net migration target

    igh levels of net migration have little to do with Europe’s current migrant crisis
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. UK productivity puzzle ‘result of expansion in low-paid work’

  7. From Powerhouse to pockets: Northerners have £2,300 less disposable income than the rest of the country

    he Northern Powerhouse has a long way to go before the benefits are felt in the pockets of people living in the North, according to new analysis by IPPR North today.
  8. New NHS funding should drive patient-centred reforms

    Devo-Health’ agenda and spread of personal budgets should drive NHS reform
  9. The cuts to come: What will Budget 2015 mean for departmental spending?

    oday’s Budget casts further light on the details of this Government’s plans to bring the public sector accounts into surplus by 2019/20.
  10. Poorest pay six times more of their income on energy bills than the wealthiest

    nergy rethink could save bill payers over £Â£7bn
  11. NHS should hire 'innovation scouts' to help plug funding gap

    ealth service reform must achieve £Â£22bn of increased productivity by 2020
  12. Amazon & Ebay style websites could be the future for adult social care services

    ne in four councils using ‘e-marketplaces’ for home-help, meals-on-wheels & zumba clubs