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Budget measures could hit poorest in the north, but white paper to tackle regional economic differences is welcome
ppr north reacts to Chancellor George Osborne's Emergency Budget and welcome the announcement of a white paper this summer to look at the regional economic picture.
Katie Schmuecker talks cuts on the Politics Show North East & Cumbria
enior Research Fellow Katie Schmuecker was invited to share her thoughts on how public spending cuts will likely affact the North East with viewers of the Politics Show on Sunday 20 June.Income tax rises are a fairer way to tackle deficit reduction in the UK
In a paper
Easy' approach to delivering public services risks leaving poor in the cold
A new report
ippr north director Ed Cox delivers speech on the future for public services
Ed Cox spoke on a panel entitled The Turning Point: Where next for public service? at the CIPFA Annual Conference in Harrogate.
As spending cuts loom, the North can't just beg government for mercy
he North needs to forge its own economic future, not beg the new government for mercy if it is to emerge from the economic crisis in a stronger position, says a new ippr north report.
Real tests for relationship between Cameron government and devolved administrations lie ahead
major new study of devolution by ippr published today argues that the new political and economic landscape in the UK presents major challenges to a devolved United Kingdom that have not been faced before.ippr attacks the decision to axe Child Trust Funds
s part of its plans for £6.2 billion of spending cuts, the Government has announced that payments into Child Trust Funds will be axed from the end of this year. While most of the other savings announced by the Chancellor today, such as…Major international report shows that migration delivers substantial benefits to developing countries
he final report of a four-year research project, involving field work in seven countries, shows that people who migrate from developing countries greatly increase their own income and bring many benefits to their families and communities…Tax Child Benefit - and reduce child poverty at the same time
ith the latest child poverty statistics due out today, analysis by ippr shows that taxing Child Benefit for better-off families could help tackle Britain's high rates of child poverty if the savings were used to raise the value of the…Electoral reform referendum must give the people the chance to choose a genuinely fair system
In a new report on electoral reformNew analysis reveals record numbers unable to find full-time work
ew analysis by ippr reveals that the number of people working part-time because they can't find full-time work has reached over 1 million - the highest number on record and a 45 per cent increase since the recession began.