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  1. 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…

  2. Beer tie 'causing hardship' for many publicans

  3. 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…

  4. 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.

  5. Immigration stable

    esponding to today's figures on immigration, Matt Cavanagh, IPPR Associate Director, said:

  6. 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.

  7. UK's export-led recovery faltering

    UK's trade with Belgium and Luxembourg double that with China

  8. Women hit hardest in unemployment stats

    esponding to today's unemployment figures, the Chief Economist at IPPR says "women have been hit hardest and have suffered disproportionately badly in this latest rise of unemployment".

  9. One million women unemployed, a quarter unemployed long-term

    ore than one in four women unemployed in the UK have been out of work for more than a year, according to analysis of official statistics by thinktank IPPR. Latest figures reveal that more than 260,000 women have been unemployed for over 12…

  10. Replacing prison sentences of six months or less with community sentences would save taxpayers £50 million a year

    ommunity-based alternatives to prison should be used to punish the majority of people convicted of minor offences, according to a new report published by IPPR.

  11. National Salary Insurance' could protect a million workers a year

    PPR proposes a radical plan to treble income for redundant workers on a 'cash-back' basis.

  12. UK recovery half OBR's original prediction

    esponding to the latest GDP figures of economic growth (0.2%), IPPR says the UK economic recovery is "anaemic" and is calling on the Chancellor to enact "Plan B for deficit reduction".