Prosperity and justice after the pandemic
This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at a new consensus on economic policy and how to 'build back better' from the pandemic. Covid-19 has exacerbated many of the existing challenges facing the UK economy - but it has also created an opportunity to ‘build back better’. ‘Building back better’ after the pandemic must...
Pulling down the ladder
This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the case for a proportional property tax. The UK’s current system of property taxation is unfair and outdated. Council tax is based on 30-year-old property valuations, varies widely around the country, and is capped at relatively low property values, meaning that a multi-million-pound property in the...
Locked out of a livelihood
This report from UK think tank IPPR makes the case for reforming 'no recourse to public funds'. Many people in the UK immigration system are subject to the 'no recourse to public funds' (NRPF) condition, which means that they are unable to access mainstream welfare benefits. This includes most benefits, tax credits and housing assistance...
Full employment and good jobs for all
This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at why the UK is seeing a lopsided jobs recovery and what to do about it. The UK economy is on its way to recovery. But all is not well. Many jobs have still not returned. And without policy support its entrenched weaknesses, such as insecure work...
Fairness and opportunity
This report from UK think tank IPPR is the final report of the Environmental Justice Commission. The Environmental Justice Commission was established in May 2019 in recognition that action to address the accelerating climate and nature emergencies can be about more than staving off the worst; it can be about imagining a better world which...