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It's fairer up North but inequality is rising
new report by ippr north has found that the gap between the rich and poor is narrower in the North than in the rest of the UK, but the gap is growing as pay for people at the top increases faster than at the bottom.
Latest figures show alarming rise in the number of people giving up the search for work
he latest unemployment figures reveal that almost 100,000 people gave up looking for work during the last three months of 2010, according to analysis by ippr.
Northern Lights list reveals 50 'ones to watch' in the North of England
n the run up to awards season, ippr north reveals 50 of the brightest and most talented people in the North of England from the worlds of business, academia, public service, politics, culture, the arts and social and community action.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 ipprGovernment 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…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…