This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at putting UK rail travel on track as a driver of sustainable growth across the UK. Improving the UK’s rail network will boost regional growth in the areas that need it most, improve travel options and cut greenhouse gas emissions. As the government creates Great British...

This report from UK think tank Civitas suggests that wage stagnation may be an important driver of rising net recipience in the medium term. According to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics, more than half of households in the United Kingdom (52.6 per cent) receive more from the state in benefits (including...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust analyses healthcare spending patterns during individuals' final year of life. The study analyses healthcare spending patterns during individuals' final year of life, revealing significant expenditures and variations across services. It underscores the importance of understanding these patterns to inform policy decisions aimed at improving end-of-life care...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation unpacks the rising cost of essentials for low-to-middle income Britain. Essentials take up more of households’ total spending than they have in the past, with spending on essentials for low-income households increasing the most. A more essentials-heavy spending basket also left poorer families facing faster price...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at the state of UK environmental law five years after Brexit. This report is the first in a series of stocktakes from Green Alliance’s Legislation and Governance Unit on the state of UK environmental law five years after Brexit. In it, we focus on the new...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI maps regional trends in public investment in culture, and provides a stark view of diminishing funding levels for the region’s position as a cultural powerhouse. Culture Central and West Midlands Cultural Compacts Network launched their Growth enquiry into the future of cultural investment in the West Midlands, which...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance explores cutting the UK's transport climate impact. Transport, including road, aviation and shipping, is responsible for around a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. While big steps have been taken — like the planned 2030 phase out of new petrol and diesel cars — policy is...

This report from UK think tank Pro Bono Economics urges the government to prioritise improving access to disability benefits for those whose quality of life depends on this support. Today, the state of public finances and the government’s determination to control public spending might, at first glance, seem to suggest that the government should look...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI explores the utilisation of funding. There is considerable interest in how funding is allocated to local stakeholders to address spatial inequalities and in the amount of funding that is available. However, funding comes with rules on how, when, where and what it can be spent. The focus of...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform examines the challenges Europe faces in the global economic order. Europe is faced with an increasingly challenging global economic environment. Geopolitical rivalries, China’s rise as a manufacturing powerhouse and political changes in the US have destabilised the legal order which underpins global trade. At...

This report from UK think tank the National Institute of Economic and Social Research Private Finance explores the use and impact of PFI. Initiative (PFI) continues to have a legacy in the public sector, with repayment costs being 3.3 times larger on average than the value of the infrastructure they built. The report explores the...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance examines the barriers to device redistribution through insights from over 25 organisations in the field. Millions of people in the UK face digital exclusion, lacking access to devices and internet connectivity essential for daily life. At the same time, the country is grappling with a growing e-waste...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute presents an analysis of President Trump’s potential impact on digital assets in the UK. The report by the Adam Smith Institute characterises the inauguration of a pro-digital asset administration in the United States as a "Sputnik moment" for the United Kingdom's financial sector. For several...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform urges the next German government to rethink its trade and industrial policies. As it heads to the polls, Germany is gripped with fear of deindustrialisation. A new study by the Centre for European Reform (CER), ‘How German industry can survive the second China shock’...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research looks at stages on the road to a Universal Basic Income (UBI) This report examines a series of incremental, pragmatic reforms that might be considered steps and stages on the road to a Universal Basic Income (UBI), as well as worthwhile in their own...