Press releases

List of press Articles

  1. Housing Strategy must find ways to fund 250,000 new homes a year

    PPR says that without the cooperation of local councils, the Government's housing strategy will fail.
  2. UK needs 'automotive innovation strategy' for step-change in green cars

    ew analysis shows HMT's fuel duty take will halve by 2030, costing £10bn
  3. Young people and women hit hardest by jobs crisis

    oday's unemployment figures show that young people and women are being hit hardest by Britain's jobs crisis, with the highest numbers out of work for a generation.
  4. Million older people suffering social isolation and loneliness

    100,000 in London by 2026 at risk
  5. New poll shows Labour has biggest pool of potential voters, but electoral mountain still to climb

    f all three parties, lowest proportion of voters say they would 'never' vote Labour
  6. Government urged to insulate homes before funding new heat technologies

    new report by the think tank IPPR argues that government should prioritise making Britain's homes warmer over using tax payers' money to encourage the use of renewable heat technologies, which only wealthier people can currently afford to…
  7. Government needs to do more to support private sector job creation

    he UK faces a long and difficult path back to full employment according to a new report published today by the think tank IPPR. The report highlights the scale of the challenge facing the UK labour market with between 1.5 and 2 million…
  8. Beer tie 'causing hardship' for many publicans

  9. Pubs need free market reform to save publicans from 'beer tie'

    he 'beer tie' operated by large pub companies is causing financial struggles for thousands of pubs, according to new research published today (Monday) by think tank IPPR. The report says that pubs are closing at a rate of 25 a week and…
  10. 400,000 people out of work for more than 2 years may never work again

    PPR analysis indicates that 100,000 older workers aged 50+ who lost their jobs at the start of the recession are now at risk of being forced to retire earlier - with a lower pension - than they planned.
  11. Immigration stable

    esponding to today's figures on immigration, Matt Cavanagh, IPPR Associate Director, said:
  12. Biggest rise in NEET young people since records began

    esponding to today's figures for the number of young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET), IPPR analysis shows the rise over the last year is the biggest rise since records began in the year 2000.