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A Decade of National Renewal

A Decade of National Renewal

Our programme of work exploring how we can usher in a decade of national renewal.

The stakes are high – for democracy, not just this government. Confidence in politics is at a record low. Publics around the world question whether mainstream politicians are willing or able to meaningfully improve their lives in a more unstable world. Populists who prey on those suspicions circle in growing numbers. In success or failure, this government will shape Britain’s future well beyond its time in office.

Number 10, Downing Street

How to build a decade of national renewal: Five lessons from history

Very few governments succeed in changing the future. This report, the first from the IPPR Decade of National Renewal programme, asks why some end up transforming the country, and why others fail to do so.
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That is why IPPR has launched our Decade of National Renewal programme. Our work will convene discussion on ideas, politics and policy to bring new thinking to old problems, and old wisdom to new ones.

Our objective is to help the government speed up growth in living standards and close the wide gaps between regions; to restart the engine of social mobility between and within generations; to make Britain a healthier and safer country; and to phase out the country’s dependence on carbon.

Explore our work

  1. A wealthy man sits on a stack of coins while an older woman and a less wealthy man stand below him next to much smaller stacks of coins

    Earning vs owning: Rescuing opportunity in the asset economy

    Life chances are increasingly determined by what you inherit, not what you do. But what can we do about it?
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    Full force of politics? Government strategies to defeat the far right

    On 29 July, three children were tragically murdered in a mass stabbing in Southport. The day after, hundreds of people outside Southport Mosque hurled petrol bombs, bricks and Islamophobic abuse, while a handful inside prayed.
  3. Number 10, Downing Street

    A ‘mandate’ to deliver: Who voted Labour and what do they want?

    This year’s general election saw the Labour party achieve a historic landslide, winning 218 new seats and a comfortable majority in the House of Commons.

  4. Mission-driven government: Delivering for the British public in an age of distrust and disruption

    This paper explores how and why the next government will need to be innovative in seeking to renew government for the 2020s.

Meet the team