This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures collective wellbeing in Nothern Ireland in 2026. This is the latest edition of our annual Life in the UK - Northern Ireland index, now with four years’ worth of data trends, enabling us to take a slightly longer-term view of how people across Northern Ireland are...

This report from UK think tank the David Hume Institute states that Scotland needs to ensure that curriculum flexibility translates into meaningful opportunities for learners. National Progression Awards (NPAs) are becoming an increasingly important part of Scotland's senior phase curriculum. However, recorded school-centre provision varies considerably, and learners may face uncertainty about how NPAs are...

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures collective wellbeing in Wales in 2026. This is the latest edition of our Life in the UK - Wales index, and with four years’ worth of data trends from our index we are able to take a slightly longer-term view of how people across Wales are...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI provides a summary from the 'Putting place at the heart of growth' event. On 27 September 2026, the Labour Party Conference fringe event, Putting Place at the Heart of Growth: How Evidence Can Make Multilevel Governance Work, brought together policymakers, researchers, local government leaders, universities, colleges and organisations...

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures collective wellbeing across the UK in 2026. This is the latest edition of our annual Life in the UK index, now with four years’ worth of data trends, enabling us to take a slightly longer-term view of how people across the UK are living. Overall, this...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society shows how the current regulatory framework fails to prevent harms in our value chains. Economic consumption, distribution, and production in Britain shape economies – and lives – around the world. Our financial services extend globally and we have the largest net surplus in financial services trade...

This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities focuses on good growth across the country. As the barriers to good growth vary across the country, local government – mayors and strategic authorities in particular – is best positioned to tailor interventions to local needs. Because of this, the devolution of powers and responsibilities that...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue develops a new definition of European populism and a new European populism index. The report develops a new definition of European populism and a new European populism index, helping us to better understand European populist parties and voters. Using data analysis of the 2024 Chapel Hill Expert...

This report from UK think take the Institute for Policy Research examines public attitudes towards parental leave reform through a survey of more than 2,500 people. The UK’s parental leave system offers relatively long maternity leave but much of it is poorly paid, while fathers and partners have very little well-paid leave of their own....

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research discusses what a redesigned parental leave system might look like. The report discusses what a redesigned parental leave system might look like. Rather than focusing on individual elements of the system in isolation, the report argues that the government should look at maternity, paternity...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation previews the key decisions for Autumn Budget 2026 in the context of another rise in the cost of living. This briefing note previews the key decisions facing the Chancellor at Autumn Budget 2026. It assesses how the economic backdrop is likely to affect the OBR’s fiscal...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation explores the impact of five years of high inflation on living standards. This briefing note takes stock of five years of successive cost of living crises, examining how the surge in prices since 2021 has hit household incomes, finances and living standards across the income distribution....

This report from UK think tank City-REDI supplements the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) Pathfinder Report. This report supplements the West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) Pathfinder Report and provides updated information on enterprises engaged and supported over three years of the programme, new initiatives supported towards the end of year 2...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI unpacks HDRC community engagement and partnership working in London. A new report by Sophie Cloutterbuck for the Local Policy Innovation Partnership, based at City-REDI, University of Birmingham, examines how six London boroughs are using Health Determinants Research Collaborations (HDRCs) to strengthen community engagement, build research capacity, and improve...

This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities shows how the Government can design fiscal devolution for growth and fairness. Centre for Cities’ latest briefing shows how the Government can advance fiscal devolution while maximising growth, protecting those places with smaller tax bases from losing out, and costing nothing additional to the Treasury and...

Ahead of the Spring Budget we asked a range of think tanks what would be the one thing they would focus on and include. Don't overcomplicate the cost of living response, just give people cash By Dr Aveek Bhattacharya (Social Market Foundation) In January, with inflation growing and the energy price cap set to rise,...

'Levelling up' has become one of the big agenda items for this government but how can it be helped by industrial strategy? Use the Spending Review and R&D Place Strategy to increase support for business innovation in lagging regions By James Blagden (Onward) In recent decades the UK’s regions have diverged so much that we...