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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.
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.
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.
Frank Field is wrong to ignore importance of family income in improving life chances for under 5s
esponding to Frank Field's independent review on poverty and life chances, ippr warns the government not to ignore family income as a critical measure of the quality of children's lives. Young children will continue to struggle if they…Public enthusiastic to join the 'Big Society', but put off by time constraints and red tape
A new report by PwC and ipprImmigration target will harm economy
ppr says that the government cannot meet its immigration target without harming the economy and public services.Fuelling Recovery: A guest essay
hilip Kerr of Innovas Consulting reflects on Global Entrepreneurs Week and the importance of enterprise education in this guest essay.Pupil premium' is at risk of being spent on the wrong children
head of the Education white paper this week, ippr is urging the government to ensure that the new 'pupil premium' is spent on individual children from disadvantaged backgrounds and not diverted within schools to other pupils because of new…
Challenge for Pickles: let councils raise 50% of their funds through local taxes
head of the publication of the Local Government Bill, ippr north says the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles, is paying lip service to localism which will only be achieved if local councils are raising 50 per cent of their finance from local…Migration Advisory Committee report raises serious questions about government's ability to deliver election promises to cut immigration
ppr says that today's report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) demonstrates the scale of the task which the government has set itself by committing to reduce net immigration to the UK to 'tens of thousands' from the current level…
Unemployment figures: manufacturing jobs need boost for export-led recovery
nemployment figures out today are likely to show a continuing decline in manufacturing jobs, as hopes of an export-led recovery recede, according to ippr.Social care vision must clarify public confusion
Responding to the publication of the government's vision for social care