Everything government, Parliament, the statistical agencies and the major policy institutes published — read, summarised and ranked so you can skim the day in a minute.
5,510 articles · 37 live sources · updated Just now
Polling by PF Global and IPPR Scotland finds 61% of Scots still back a transition to net zero; 69% want oil and gas decisions made case‑by‑case, 63% back more renewable investment, while 15% and 11% favour removing restrictions or ending drilling immediately.
IPPR proposes a 2% online sales tax plus a 1% charge on click-and-collect purchases to raise at least £1.5bn, using revenue to cut business rates for leisure, hospitality and retail on local high streets.
Paper argues the North Sea transition is the central question for Scotland’s minority parliament, warning polarised debate risks losing voters and urging politicians to build cross‑party consensus to deliver jobs, lower bills and net zero progress.
Says Andy Burnham has made a strong start as prime minister but faces tests including welfare reform, a winter NHS crisis, an energy price spike and migration reform; sets out how the autumn budget can balance cost‑of‑living relief, growth and stability.
IPPR argues England needs to rebuild social housing as a stable, counter-cyclical source of demand, calling for more than grant funding: scaled delivery through devolution and structural reforms to transform housing supply and resilience.
IPPR argues for an online sales tax to level the playing field between high streets and e‑commerce, claiming current business taxes overburden physical retail and that high streets provide wider social and economic infrastructure.
Announces an IPPR/Arup event on fiscal devolution, discussing proposals to give mayors greater tax, spending and borrowing powers to drive regional growth, with speakers including Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig and local government leaders.
IPPR calls for a substantial rethink of Labour’s spending plans, arguing current proposals need reshaping to meet the think tank’s goals for fairness, greener outcomes and prosperity.
IPPR supported Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge for a National Care Service, arguing social care should be free at the point of need like NHS care, and criticising current arrangements that leave dementia care means‑tested.
IPPR seeks an Associate Director for Public Services to lead research and policy work aimed at promoting fairer, greener and more prosperous public services within the organisation’s charitable mission.
IPPR is recruiting a Finance Manager responsible for day-to-day financial operations, reporting and analysis, with scope to improve systems, technology and contribute to organisational planning.
IPPR welcomes Chancellor John Healey’s economic ambition to shape jobs and industries but warns that delivering it requires challenging vested interests, devolving powers from Whitehall and making tough choices on tax, investment and public ownership.
IPPR’s paper models a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) allowing EU acceptance of UK testing bodies and finds it could boost UK exports by £3.7–£6.5 billion annually (around 0.1–0.18% of GDP), concentrated in automobiles, pharmaceuticals and electronics.
IPPR estimates that absent a post‑Brexit mutual recognition deal on product testing, UK goods exports to the EU were £3.7–£6.5 billion lower per year between 2021–24, hitting autos, electronics and pharmaceuticals most and urging a priority MRA approach.
Proposes giving English mayors a 5% share of income tax—about £3.8bn a year—to roughly double their local spending on transport, housing and regeneration, while stressing built‑in accountability to protect against mismanagement.
Sets out a practical roadmap for fiscal devolution, arguing centralisation constrains regional growth and recommending devolving tax, spending and borrowing powers with sequenced transfers tied to local capacity plus safeguards for fairness and sustainability.
Since 2019 individuals giving more than £1m in a single year have contributed £179m — 72% of all £1m-plus individual donations since 2001. IPPR warns of an ‘Americanisation’ of UK politics and urges a £100,000 annual cap.
IPPR argues energy devolution in England should be reconfigured: local strategic authorities already influence housing, planning, transport and economic development, but current fragmented devolution and mismatched boundaries hinder local leadership of clean‑energy transitions.
Olivia O'Sullivan spent over a decade in UK international development and foreign policy roles across DFID, the Cabinet Office and cross‑government teams, led foreign policy for the Open Innovation Team, and managed expert input to the 2021 Integrated Review and Rohingya response.
IPPR welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s hopeful conference tone but urged honesty about necessary changes, saying hope must be backed by government action on long-term problems such as social care, youth unemployment, broken public services and stagnant living standards.
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working to advance a fairer, greener and more prosperous society through research and policy engagement.
Will Somerville is described as UK director of Unbound Philanthropy, a US-based grantmaking foundation, with a long background in migration policy, senior fellowship at MPI, visiting professorship at Sheffield and over 60 migration-related publications.
IPPR warns the Bank of England’s gilt-market operations still “cost taxpayers billions each year”, noting it stopped long-dated gilt sales but continues active sales. It urges government to explore fixes to match international practice and free up fiscal space; also notes rate‑rise pressure later this year.
Trainee researcher at IPPR’s Centre for Geopolitics and International Policy, Joud Walid contributes to projects addressing shifts between global orders and progressive domestic outcomes. Previously worked in student media on digital surveillance and mis/disinformation; holds a BA in International Relations from King’s College London.
Trainee researcher on IPPR’s economy and environment team, Sethunya Mills works on housing affordability and the societal and economic effects of new technologies. Formerly an advocate against homelessness and rough-sleeping in London, she studied International Relations at the University of Leicester with a year abroad in Florida.
IPPR is advertising for a Deputy Executive Director to help deliver its work towards a fairer, greener and more prosperous society; the listing seeks senior leadership for the independent think tank.
Profile of Finley Wild, a recent University of Birmingham graduate who produces digital political content, supports digital strategy and aims to make policy more accessible and boost political engagement.
Alan Lockey is a policy professional who previously led the RSA’s Future Work programme (2019–22), was director of research at Demos (2017–19), advised shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt, and worked on Labour’s 2015 education manifesto.