If you are at Labour Party Conference today, I'll be speaking at the @ippr.org 'Big Ideas Debate' this evening making the case for compulsory voting.
6pm, Museum of Liverpool, Education Area 3.
www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
6pm, Museum of Liverpool, Education Area 3.
www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
IPPR at party conferences 2026 | IPPR
This year IPPR is expanding its presence and will be at five party conferences in 2026. We anticipate that just as in previous years, our events will prove
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September 27, 2026 at 10:52 AM
If you are at Labour Party Conference today, I'll be speaking at the @ippr.org 'Big Ideas Debate' this evening making the case for compulsory voting.
6pm, Museum of Liverpool, Education Area 3.
www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
6pm, Museum of Liverpool, Education Area 3.
www.ippr.org/events/ippr-...
IPPR: The UK is losing out on annual exports to the EU that could be worth as much as £6.5bn without a deal with Brussels that allows manufacturers to remove duplicate product testing.
Brexit damaged our economy. Our polling shows that people want to rejoin the EU. The time to act is now.
Brexit damaged our economy. Our polling shows that people want to rejoin the EU. The time to act is now.
UK ‘losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade’ without post-Brexit product deal
IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting
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September 24, 2026 at 11:38 AM
IPPR: The UK is losing out on annual exports to the EU that could be worth as much as £6.5bn without a deal with Brussels that allows manufacturers to remove duplicate product testing.
Brexit damaged our economy. Our polling shows that people want to rejoin the EU. The time to act is now.
Brexit damaged our economy. Our polling shows that people want to rejoin the EU. The time to act is now.
New analysis finds £179m has come from wealthy individuals since 2019. Mega-donations have surged so dramatically that IPPR is warning of the “Americanisation” of British politics.
Would you support a £100,000 annual cap on individual donations?
Would you support a £100,000 annual cap on individual donations?
September 21, 2026 at 5:02 AM
New analysis finds £179m has come from wealthy individuals since 2019. Mega-donations have surged so dramatically that IPPR is warning of the “Americanisation” of British politics.
Would you support a £100,000 annual cap on individual donations?
Would you support a £100,000 annual cap on individual donations?
Rachel Reeves, at IPPR, says the idea of the populist right that foreign workers depress domestic workers’ wages is simplistic and wrong…
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Rachel Reeves, at IPPR, says the idea of the populist right that foreign workers depress domestic workers’ wages is simplistic and wrong…
One of the things that gives me confidence in Burnham is Miatta Fahnbullah, who is currently sorting the policy agenda. Hyper-intelligent, sensible and radical. Formerly of the Cabinet Office, IPPR and the New Economics Foundation. Big brain with big ideas.
July 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
One of the things that gives me confidence in Burnham is Miatta Fahnbullah, who is currently sorting the policy agenda. Hyper-intelligent, sensible and radical. Formerly of the Cabinet Office, IPPR and the New Economics Foundation. Big brain with big ideas.
Parth Patel and Nick Garland essay on national identity and ethnonationalism for @ippr.org
www.ippr.org/articles/the...
www.ippr.org/articles/the...
Reclaiming Britain: The nation against ethno-nationalism | IPPR
Last summer, after the most widespread racist rioting since 1919, IPPR wrote it was “a testament to progress” that deporting black and brown people living
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December 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Parth Patel and Nick Garland essay on national identity and ethnonationalism for @ippr.org
www.ippr.org/articles/the...
www.ippr.org/articles/the...
Really glad to see this IPPR report out, and it was great to help out with the analysis.
🪧 NEW REPORT: The idea that young men are turning towards right-wing politics is overstated. Our data shows they are becoming more progressive, but increasingly alienated from politics. We set out how to give young people a real voice 👇
www.ippr.org/articles/a-g...
www.ippr.org/articles/a-g...
June 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Really glad to see this IPPR report out, and it was great to help out with the analysis.
Fall in UK trade with EU should spur rewrite of post-Brexit rules, says IPPR
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Fall in UK trade with EU should spur rewrite of post-Brexit rules, says IPPR
Thinktank’s report details decline in trading position and also calls for new strategy as Trump takes power in US
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Fall in UK trade with EU should spur rewrite of post-Brexit rules, says IPPR
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Study claims North of England lost out on £140bn for transport in ‘decade of deceit’
The North is short-changed: £140bn transport funding gap leaves region decades behind, IPPR calls for urgent investment.
The North is short-changed: £140bn transport funding gap leaves region decades behind, IPPR calls for urgent investment.
Study claims North of England lost out on £140bn for transport in ‘decade of deceit’
The North is short-changed: £140bn transport funding gap leaves region decades behind, IPPR calls for urgent investment.
northeastbylines.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Study claims North of England lost out on £140bn for transport in ‘decade of deceit’
The North is short-changed: £140bn transport funding gap leaves region decades behind, IPPR calls for urgent investment.
The North is short-changed: £140bn transport funding gap leaves region decades behind, IPPR calls for urgent investment.
“In attempt to calculate the loss of trade with the EU after Brexit, the IPPR thinktank said many companies have given up selling goods to the EU…governments failed to secure a mutual recognition agreement that would avoid the extra administration costs” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK ‘losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade’ without post-Brexit product deal
IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting to EU
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2026 at 7:00 AM
“In attempt to calculate the loss of trade with the EU after Brexit, the IPPR thinktank said many companies have given up selling goods to the EU…governments failed to secure a mutual recognition agreement that would avoid the extra administration costs” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Today's IPPR report dismantles the "Boris Wave" welfare burden argument, undermining the whole earned settlement policy. I stand by what I said about it at last month's debate.
March 19, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Today's IPPR report dismantles the "Boris Wave" welfare burden argument, undermining the whole earned settlement policy. I stand by what I said about it at last month's debate.
📉 Every day we stay out of the EU our businesses lose money - that is fewer jobs and less money in our pockets...
UK ‘losing up to £6.5bn a year in EU trade’ without post-Brexit product deal
IPPR finds failure to align testing standards costing 0.18% of national income and has seen companies abandon exporting
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM
📉 Every day we stay out of the EU our businesses lose money - that is fewer jobs and less money in our pockets...
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 AM
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
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The folly of the household comparison is dangerous.
Native link (Zack's is a Twitter/t.co redirect so doesn't look good here)
www.ippr.org/articles/eco...
The folly of the household comparison is dangerous.
Native link (Zack's is a Twitter/t.co redirect so doesn't look good here)
www.ippr.org/articles/eco...
December 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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The folly of the household comparison is dangerous.
Native link (Zack's is a Twitter/t.co redirect so doesn't look good here)
www.ippr.org/articles/eco...
The folly of the household comparison is dangerous.
Native link (Zack's is a Twitter/t.co redirect so doesn't look good here)
www.ippr.org/articles/eco...
👋 Hello new people
The Institute for Public Policy Research is here. You can find our three main accounts👇
IPPR - @ippr.bsky.social
IPPR North - @ipprnorth.bsky.social
IPPR Scotland -
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
The Institute for Public Policy Research is here. You can find our three main accounts👇
IPPR - @ippr.bsky.social
IPPR North - @ipprnorth.bsky.social
IPPR Scotland -
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
November 7, 2024 at 3:05 PM
👋 Hello new people
The Institute for Public Policy Research is here. You can find our three main accounts👇
IPPR - @ippr.bsky.social
IPPR North - @ipprnorth.bsky.social
IPPR Scotland -
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
The Institute for Public Policy Research is here. You can find our three main accounts👇
IPPR - @ippr.bsky.social
IPPR North - @ipprnorth.bsky.social
IPPR Scotland -
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
reminds me of the fact that I went to the New Statesman party that night then due to quite a comical misunderstanding a friend and I thought there was an IPPR afterparty so we managed to get the address and got a cab there and turns out: it was just the house party of someone who worked at the IPPR
June 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
reminds me of the fact that I went to the New Statesman party that night then due to quite a comical misunderstanding a friend and I thought there was an IPPR afterparty so we managed to get the address and got a cab there and turns out: it was just the house party of someone who worked at the IPPR
There are, genuinely, a half dozen or more thinktanks which are govt aligned/very close (Fabians, IPPR, ThinkLabour, NEF, Resolution Foundation etc) to govt.
The issue is not that there isnt space for this sort of thinking. Its that McSweeney didnt like the answers on tax/immigation etc
The issue is not that there isnt space for this sort of thinking. Its that McSweeney didnt like the answers on tax/immigation etc
September 16, 2026 at 8:18 AM
There are, genuinely, a half dozen or more thinktanks which are govt aligned/very close (Fabians, IPPR, ThinkLabour, NEF, Resolution Foundation etc) to govt.
The issue is not that there isnt space for this sort of thinking. Its that McSweeney didnt like the answers on tax/immigation etc
The issue is not that there isnt space for this sort of thinking. Its that McSweeney didnt like the answers on tax/immigation etc
Nigel Farage's 'unfunded' pubs package torn apart by experts
The IPPR warned the hit to VAT receipts from Reform UK's pub proposals would be far greater than claimed - and accused Nigel Farage's party of getting its numbers wrong
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The IPPR warned the hit to VAT receipts from Reform UK's pub proposals would be far greater than claimed - and accused Nigel Farage's party of getting its numbers wrong
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage's 'unfunded' pubs package torn apart by experts
The IPPR warned the hit to VAT receipts from Reform UK's pub proposals would be far greater than claimed - and accused Nigel Farage's party of getting its numbers wrong
www.mirror.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Nigel Farage's 'unfunded' pubs package torn apart by experts
The IPPR warned the hit to VAT receipts from Reform UK's pub proposals would be far greater than claimed - and accused Nigel Farage's party of getting its numbers wrong
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The IPPR warned the hit to VAT receipts from Reform UK's pub proposals would be far greater than claimed - and accused Nigel Farage's party of getting its numbers wrong
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The public are nowhere near as consumed with anti-immigrant hatred as the political class believe, but if only one side is making an argument (and has most of the press onside and sets the agenda for the broadcasters) then what do you expect? www.ippr.org/articles/the...
Reclaiming Britain: The nation against ethno-nationalism | IPPR
Last summer, after the most widespread racist rioting since 1919, IPPR wrote it was “a testament to progress” that deporting black and brown people living
www.ippr.org
December 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The public are nowhere near as consumed with anti-immigrant hatred as the political class believe, but if only one side is making an argument (and has most of the press onside and sets the agenda for the broadcasters) then what do you expect? www.ippr.org/articles/the...
When I was young, being a carer simply wasn’t talked about. We’ve come a long way since then, but government still all too often ignores the millions of carers across Britain.
I was proud to write the foreword to this IPPR report calling for real and transformative change.
I was proud to write the foreword to this IPPR report calling for real and transformative change.
.@eddavey.libdems.org.uk has been a carer for his mum, his nanna & now his son. As he says, most care isn’t in care homes but in our homes, given by families. We’re a nation of carers — but govt rarely sees it that way.
Read his foreword to our new report: www.ippr.org/articles/who...
Read his foreword to our new report: www.ippr.org/articles/who...
September 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
When I was young, being a carer simply wasn’t talked about. We’ve come a long way since then, but government still all too often ignores the millions of carers across Britain.
I was proud to write the foreword to this IPPR report calling for real and transformative change.
I was proud to write the foreword to this IPPR report calling for real and transformative change.
Treasury Brain holding country back. www.ippr.org/media-office...
Central government holding back growth by blocking regional transport development, finds IPPR | IPPR
Treasury processes are blocking the development of new transport projects, says think tank“Empowering mayors will accelerate our ability to boost productiv
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February 27, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Treasury Brain holding country back. www.ippr.org/media-office...
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Wealth has raced ahead of earnings, creating a new caste society
Tax is only part of the answer: we also need a new political economy that differentiates good & bad wealth
My major new @ippr.bsky.social report: Earning Vs Owning
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Wealth has raced ahead of earnings, creating a new caste society
Tax is only part of the answer: we also need a new political economy that differentiates good & bad wealth
My major new @ippr.bsky.social report: Earning Vs Owning
ippr-org.files.svdcdn.com/production/D...
November 27, 2024 at 7:47 AM
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Wealth has raced ahead of earnings, creating a new caste society
Tax is only part of the answer: we also need a new political economy that differentiates good & bad wealth
My major new @ippr.bsky.social report: Earning Vs Owning
ippr-org.files.svdcdn.com/production/D...
Wealth has raced ahead of earnings, creating a new caste society
Tax is only part of the answer: we also need a new political economy that differentiates good & bad wealth
My major new @ippr.bsky.social report: Earning Vs Owning
ippr-org.files.svdcdn.com/production/D...
Ippr are relaunching Progresaive Review today. Sign up below. I have joined the editorial board.
📣 Today, we’re relaunching IPPR’s journal of politics, ideas and public policy, Progressive Review.
A new Substack, a new look, a new editorial team, and lots of new content.
Sign up here 👇
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A new Substack, a new look, a new editorial team, and lots of new content.
Sign up here 👇
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September 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Ippr are relaunching Progresaive Review today. Sign up below. I have joined the editorial board.
IPPR has arrived! Plz follow
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Working life is plagued by insecurity.
Since 2011, the number of insecure jobs has increased nearly three times faster than secure forms of employment.
Interested? Read our latest blog on why the new government has a mandate to make work pay: www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
Since 2011, the number of insecure jobs has increased nearly three times faster than secure forms of employment.
Interested? Read our latest blog on why the new government has a mandate to make work pay: www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
August 16, 2024 at 5:38 PM
IPPR has arrived! Plz follow
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Fall in UK trade with EU should spur rewrite of post-Brexit rules, says IPPR.
Thinktank’s report details decline in trading position and also calls for new strategy as Trump takes power in US.
Thinktank’s report details decline in trading position and also calls for new strategy as Trump takes power in US.
Fall in UK trade with EU should spur rewrite of post-Brexit rules, says IPPR
Thinktank’s report details decline in trading position and also calls for new strategy as Trump takes power in US
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Fall in UK trade with EU should spur rewrite of post-Brexit rules, says IPPR.
Thinktank’s report details decline in trading position and also calls for new strategy as Trump takes power in US.
Thinktank’s report details decline in trading position and also calls for new strategy as Trump takes power in US.