Reports
Learning from experience
This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at how to make high quality work experience for all a reality. This report from Social Market Foundation think-tank provides a roadmap for rolling out high quality, universal work experience to students in England, in a way that is both equitable and does not...
Making the change
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice looks at a plan to reboot British manufacturing and restore growth. In this report, the Centre for Social Justice makes the case that it’s the comparative decline of British manufacturing that holds the key to Britain's productivity puzzle. While so much of our growth...
A year of uncertainty?
This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the Retained EU Law Bill 2022 and UK workers’ rights. New analysis from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University reveals that Government plans to rush the ‘sunsetting’ of EU laws by the end of 2023 will put the rights and protections of more than...
The active last mile
This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at how can we boost out-of-home deliveries. The ‘last mile’ of a delivery is the journey from the depot to your front door. Most last mile journeys are currently taken by vans, meaning each delivery is contributing to air pollution and road congestion. The...
In London and for London
This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at impact investing for the capital. This report looks at ways to maximise the local benefits of impact investment capital – with five key recommendations on how to support and boost the sector. Impact Investments are investments made with the intention to generate positive,...
Work in progress? Supporting the self-employed after the pandemic
This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at the barriers self-employed people face to access financial support from government and commercial sources. The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant financial, occupational, social and psychological changes for self-employed people from low and middle income households. Challenges are now being compounded by the rising cost of...
Embracing the “new normal”?
This briefing from UK think The Policy Institute looks at why people largely feel so positive about the shift to hybrid working. As hybrid working becomes a feature of everyday life for so many people post-pandemic, the Policy Institute and King's Business School carried out a representative survey of 2,030 London workers aged 16+, between...
Just a click away
This report from UK think tank the SMF looks at how increasing SME e-commerce exports can boost UK’s economic growth. The UK has had an exports problem. Since the financial crisis of 2008, it has been lagging behind its pre-crisis trend. This has been further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, where UK exports have failed...
Buy back better
This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the case for raising taxes on dividends and buybacks. Households are experiencing a real-terms income squeeze while some of Britain’s largest companies transfer profits to their shareholders at record levels. Taxes on shareholder transfers should be raised to ensure that companies are not channelling profits to...
After the super-deduction
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies assesses proposals for the reform of Capital Allowances. For many years, the UK has adopted a strikingly ungenerous approach to capital cost recovery – the ability of firms to write off investment against tax. This has coincided with consistently low levels of business investment....
Business investment
This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how to create a predictable and stable business environment. Written by former No.10 adviser Giles Wilkes, this report warns that a failure to stick to a clear direction and fulfil policy promises is very damaging to businesses whose plans are dependent on government...
Innovation nation
This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at reforming the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. This report proposes a number of reforms to improve the efficiency and value for money of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. This paper is part of the Adam Smith Institute’s “Reforming...
Powering the labour market
This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at skilled work in a low carbon energy system. Accelerating the transition to a low carbon power system can help to reduce the cost of living, improve energy security and support the government’s levelling up agenda. This report maps out how low carbon energy, including onshore...
The changing workplace: Enabling disability-inclusive hybrid working
This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at enabling disability-inclusive hybrid working. This research explores the benefits and challenges of remote and hybrid working, highlighting that it can afford welcome forms of flexibility, autonomy and control over where and how we work, and that can bring distinct benefits for disabled employees. It...
Owning the workplace, securing the future
This report from UK think tank CLES looks at how to support worker buy-outs and expand employee ownership in Wales. This research explores the case for employee ownership as a means to deliver a more inclusive, secure and sustainable economy in Wales. The research finds that, through new legislation – to compel action, provide for...
