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ippr warns of possible double dip in employment as cuts begin to bite
ppr argues that employment figures out today will represent a real test of the government's economic strategy. Reducing the deficit by making substantial cuts in public spending and increasing taxes has been justified by the government as…
Raising interest rates to tackle higher inflation would damage economic recovery
nflation figures out today are expected to show that consumer price inflation is still more than 1 percentage point above the government's 2 per cent target rate. Higher food, petrol and energy prices are likely to push inflation up to…
New school league tables will push funding away from poorest pupils
ew school league tables will divert resources away from the poorest pupils, according to ippr.
First Past the Post is a "broken voting system"
he system for electing Westminster MPs is 'broken' and is likely to produce increasingly undemocratic results in the future, according to a new report from ippr.Significant drop in net migration to the UK in 2010 unlikely
A new briefing on migration trendsReplace Inheritance Tax with a new tax on high value gifts
Inheritance Tax should be abolished and replaced with a new tax on gifts to individuals over £150,000, according to a new report from ippr
Government should retain the Child Trust Fund for kids in care, says ippr
ens of thousands of children in care will lose a vital nest egg for the future when the government abolishes the Child Trust Fund (CTF) on New Year's Day, according to ippr, the think-tank that first proposed the scheme.Without local financial powers, Pickles' Bill is 'lipstick localism'
esponding to the publication of the Localism Bill today (Monday 13 December) ippr welcomes the decentralisation of key powers to councils and communities but says that the Bill represents a cosmetic commitment to localism as it does not…Peter Mandelson to chair major ippr project on the future of globalisation
s the consequences of the global financial crisis continue to reverberate across the world, ippr is today announcing the launch of a major new project on the future of globalisation, to be led by Lord Mandelson.Student visa crackdown will hit university income
esponding to the proposed reform of the student visa system by the Home Office, ippr is warning of serious impacts on university and college income.IPPRwelcomes Ken Clarke's green paper on rehabilitating offenders
head of the publication of the justice secretary Ken Clarke's green paper on prison sentencing, ippr Director Nick Pearce said: 'It is very welcome to see a Conservative politician have the courage of his liberal convictions and argue that…
Community organisations urged to make the 'enterprise leap' to boost Big Society
new guide published today by the leading thinktank, ippr north, highlights the key steps that need to be taken by community organisations to enable them to become more enterprising and efficient in the face of government spending cuts.