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List of press Articles

  1. GDP fall much bigger than expected

    overnment must act to get the economy growing again.

  2. Failed recovery means UK will lose £165bn of GDP by 2015

    hink tank recommends roadmap for growth

  3. 12 champions for 2012 - the dozen northern heroes set to make a difference

    PPR North celebrates Northern champions going for gold this summer

  4. A Fair Deal for the North?

    he government likes the idea of striking a deal. It carries a whiff of free market and binds parties into a clear sense of rights and responsibilities. And deal-making might just be the way forward if the North of England is ever to throw…

  5. Responding to 'Listening to troubled families'

    Responding to Louise Casey's report 'Listening to troubled families' and the government's scheme to 'turn round the lives of 120,000 of Britain's troubled families', Clare McNeil, Senior Research Fellow, IPPR, said:

  6. Double dip recession hitting jobs hardest in North of England

    100,000 more unemployed across the North over the last year

  7. Headline unemployment down but young people continue to struggle

    Welcome improvements in the national picture hide longer-term problems

  8. Rail connection to North of England vital for national economic prosperity

    Today's announcements on northern rail infrastructure are a confidence booster for many northern businesses, according to the think tank IPPR North

  9. New targeted jobs help for young people in unemployment 'hotspots' welcome

    esponding to the announcements made today (Wednesday 27 June) that the government plans to offer a wage subsidy to employers to take on young people who have been unemployed for six months rather than nine in unemployment 'hotspots' Ed…

  10. Think tank warns local growth constrained by piecemeal strategies

    n the day of the publication of the Local Government Association Green Paper on Local Growth, (Wednesday 27 June) think tank IPPR North is calling for greater co-ordination of economic development powers at the local level in order for a…

  11. Don't cap Housing Benefit, devolve it

    ecentralised 'Affordable Housing Grants' would get Britain building again

  12. Headline unemployment down but long-term unemployment still rising

    orth East & North West continue to suffer rising unemployment