AI’s got news for you: Can AI improve our information environment?
This report from UK think tank IPPR discusses whether AI can improve our information environment. Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming our information environment and becoming a new front door through which the public access the news. Already, 24 per cent of people report using AI for information seeking every week. But there is widespread concern...
Resilient by design: Building secure clean energy supply chains
This report from UK think tank IPPR analyses clean energy supply chains and makes policy recommendations for how to make them more resilient. The UK must become more resilient to succeed in a more turbulent world. Supply chains – the networks of people and businesses we rely on to make and move the goods we...
Reclaiming Britain: The nation against ethno-nationalism
This report from UK think tank IPPR argues that British politics is undergoing a profound shift as ethnonationalist ideas move from the fringes into the mainstream of the right. The report argues that British politics is undergoing a profound shift as ethnonationalist ideas move from the fringes into the mainstream of the right. Anti-migration politics...
This time must be different: Overcoming barriers to social care reform
This report from UK think tank IPPR examines barriers to social care reform. Adult social care services across England are struggling to keep up with increased demand, let alone improve. But failure is not an option. Every one of us, and those we love most, will rely on someone else’s care during our lives. Despite...
Fair play: how competition policy can drive growth
This report from UK think tank IPPR sets out the case for an unwavering and robust competition policy, enforced by a more responsive regulator. The UK’s competition framework — and its regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority — has struggled to prevent rising market concentration and stagnant productivity. At the same time, the UK economy...
The direction of AI innovation in the UK: Insights from a new database and a roadmap for reform
This report from UK think tank IPPR analyses the AI innovation landscape in the UK to determine which type of AI deployment is and is not currently taking place. Recent developments in artificial intelligence could have transformative effects on the economy. With the latest models achieving top scores in scientific and diagnostic reasoning tests, they...
Planes, trains and automobiles: how green transport can drive manufacturing growth in the UK
This report from UK think tank IPPR states that upcoming industrial strategy must make 'buying British and buying green' the easy option. Transport is essential to our lives. Unfortunately, it is currently also the largest source of UK domestic carbon emissions. Along with investment in infrastructure, the production of green transport equipment – electric trains...
2030 and beyond: Great British Energy’s role in the green transition
This report from UK think tank IPPR offers an implementation strategy for GBE’s success. The UK government created Great British Energy to help deliver secure, clean and affordable electricity. Achieving this requires bold, but focused, actions, without burdening GBE with conflicting objectives. In this report, we offer an implementation strategy for GBE’s success. We outline...
Who is losing learning? Finding solutions to the school engagement crisis
This report from UK think tank IPPR sets out 10 recommendations which, if delivered, would see a measurable improvement in school inclusion. An alarming number of children are missing out on the social and educational benefits of school. A crisis of lost learning is sweeping across schools in England. Children cannot learn if they are...
Strategic planning for green prosperity
This report from UK think tank IPPR argues that the objective should be to deliver high-quality housing that meets the needs of local communities and has the buy-in of local people. Land is a finite resource, and the demands made of it have only increased over time. Not only do we need to house and...