This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities provides a comprehensive picture of domestic visitor spending across the UK. This report provides a comprehensive picture of domestic visitor spending across the UK’s 63 largest cities for the first time, and sets out the ‘visitor offer’ in each place and how that compares nationally.

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance outlines five reasons why a circular economy is good for business. In a circular economy materials are kept in use for as long as possible, reducing the need for new resources and minimising environmental impacts from extraction to disposal. This approach not only benefits the environment but...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI explores the economy of England’s second city and a high-quality resource for informing research, policy and investment decisions. The annual Birmingham Economic Review is produced by City-REDI and the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. It is an in-depth exploration of the economy of England’s second city and a...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance outline five reasons why a circular economy is good for the economy. In a circular economy materials are kept in use for as long as possible, reducing the need for new resources and minimising environmental impacts from extraction to disposal. This approach not only benefits the environment...

This report from UK think tank Re:State sets out a plan for the new Office for Value for Money. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a new Office for Value for Money, which she said at the Autumn Budget would “help us realise the benefits from every pound of public spending”. With five ambitious...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance offers lessons on how the government can avoid mistakes of the past. The government was elected in 2024 on a hopeful message of change, with a manifesto promise to create a circular economy, which was swiftly backed up with the announcement of a taskforce to develop a...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House explores the challenges of increasing climate finance to emerging markets and developing countries. With climate impacts getting worse and temperature records being broken, the pressure on countries to raise more money in support of climate action continues to increase. But the ‘climate finance gap’ – the difference...

This report from UK think tank the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at tackling barriers for disabled people wanting to work. This report focuses on reforms to support disabled people who can work into the labour market. It proposes several reforms to work-related disability benefits and related employment support, informed by new joint research by JRF...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI summarises skills policy across the UK, focusing on devolution, local skills ecosystems, and the role of higher and further education in supporting skills development. This evidence review summarises skills policy across the UK, focusing on devolution, local skills ecosystems, and the role of higher and further education in...

This report from UK think tank Pro Bono Economics investigates the feasibility of creating a satellite account for civil society in the UK. Civil society organisations and the individuals who work and volunteer for them play a critical role in society, fulfilling many functions from service delivery to community building and campaigning. In doing so,...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue examines ways in which further devolution of powers and resources to Integrated Care Boards will help improve NHS efficiency. The NHS in England is failing to deliver. Public satisfaction is at an all-time low, there are long waiting lists for elective and primary care, and access to...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government examines the impact of Labour's first budget on public services. The outgoing Conservative government left public services in a precarious state. Waiting lists in the NHS are stubbornly high, councils are on the verge of bankruptcy, backlogs in the criminal courts are at record levels...

This report from UK think tank National Institute of Economic and Social Research examines subdued growth in a challenging fiscal landscape. Despite a strong start for economic growth in the first half of the year, we anticipate that UK GDP growth is likely to remain around its trend rate of 1 per cent over 2024...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies discusses the age of the super-state. New analysis from the Centre for Policy Studies shows that, as a result of changes announced in this week’s Budget, state spending is set to increase to an astonishing £1.5 trillion by 2029/30. The briefing paper argues that...

This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities states that an economic geography approach to English devolution would be the most pragmatic. The forthcoming English Devolution White Paper will be an important milestone for economic growth and public service reform. The Government is correct to see devolution within England as a priority, and the...