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K veto won't stop EU budget rising but will side-line Britain from Europe

he Office for National Statistics has confirmed that the UK economy emerged from recession during the third quarter of 2012. Real GDP increased by 1.0 per cent - its fastest for five years and well above expectations. However, IPPR…

esponding to Alan Milburn's new report, IPPR has welcomed the focus on support for poorer teenagers with the potential to achieve at top universities.

ong-term unemployment at 16 year high rises again

ong-term unemployment at 16 year high & youth unemployment rising

inisters urged to look to Denmark & not Netherlands

y the end of 2014 Scotland could be an independent country. Following the meeting between Alex Salmond and David Cameron yesterday, a deal has been hammered out that means the Scots will have a referendum in Autumn 2014 on whether or not…

deal between the Scottish and UK governments was announced yesterday, setting out the arrangements for the referendum vote. With the process settled, the starting gun has now been fired on the debate about the real issues.

esponding to the latest official statistics on the number of apprenticeships released today, the think tank IPPR warns that employers are shifting workers onto apprenticeships in order to continue getting government funding.

he successful Teach First model should be used to meet the growing need for quality graduates in children's social work, according to a new report published by the think tank IPPR today.

PPR North's quarter three economic summary shows that the most recent unemployment figures suggest an upturn in the fortunes of the Northern labour market, despite the confirmation that the national economy entered a double dip recession…