This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how the state and private firms can work together to ensure transition plans are a tool for reducing emissions. At COP26, Rishi Sunak announced new requirements for stock market listed businesses and financial firms to publish net zero plans. However, since this announcement government has made...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies presents a new diagnosis of inactivity in the UK. Economic inactivity has become a huge issue in politics – and is expected to be a key area of focus in this week’s Budget. But many of the most common claims about inactivity turn out...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Cities looks at the role of London in the UK’s productivity puzzle. This report published in partnership with EC BID, shows that over the last 15 years London’s productivity growth has both trailed its international competitors and has been the main cause of the UK’s productivity...

This report from UK think tank the Legatum Institute analyses the performance of 167 nations across 67 policy-focused elements. The Legatum Prosperity Index™ analyses the performance of 167 nations across 67 policy-focused elements, measured by 300 country-level indicators. The Index enables us to construct a thoroughly comprehensive picture of prosperity, across its institutional, economic, and...

is report from UK think tank Onward provides a guide for local leaders to level up their communities. Levelling Up is a national mission. But much of the energy, insight and levers to make change are local. Onward’s Levelling Up In Practice programme brings together research from places across the country to understand common challenges...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how the North and the UK measure up in levelling up.  The UK continues to stand out internationally for the wrong reason: because it is the most regionally unbalanced large, advanced economy. Our latest analysis highlights continued and growing regional divides in productivity, incomes, job creation,...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at rebuilding rural Britain. Rural and coastal communities are seldom given the attention they deserve in British politics. This edited collection seeks to change that, exploring how the 'peripheral' geography of rural and coastal areas shapes the challenges they face and laying the groundwork for...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how to increase public spending on climate and nature at speed to maximise economic opportunities. The UK drastically needs to reduce carbon emissions and address biodiversity loss. Meanwhile, the public, staring down the barrel of soaring costs and economic headwinds are looking for tangible improvements to...

This report from UK think tank Onward looks at why green industrial jobs are critical to Levelling Up. In the report, we argue that the Government has only five years to secure green factories and bring high skilled jobs to parts of the country most in need of levelling up. These jobs will be crucial...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at realigning incentives to reduce intergenerational inequality. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest paper, written by John Macdonald, James Sean Dickson and Dr. Michael Turner, proposes policies to address the causes of Britain’s growing intergenerational inequality. Intergenerational inequality is not just an issue of fairness...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at Labour's support in coastal towns. Not enough attention has been paid towards coastal towns, the opportunities and challenges they face, and what people in these places want from politicians. This briefing aims to change that by developing a new constituency grouping based on coastal...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Cities looks at the geography of the UK’s new economy. The new economy encompasses knowledge-intensive sectors at the very forefront of new technologies and innovations including software, robotics, telecommunications and gaming. Fuelling these sectors is central to improving the UK’s productivity and prosperity, and to the...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at 16 problems facing the country. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest discussion paper, written by Dr. Madsen Pirie, details the key problems facing Britain today.

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice is a plan to unleash the potential of adult community education and bolster economic growth. Learning and skills underpin our country’s growth trajectory. Without a stronger foundation of education for all and opportunities to retrain and develop the world-class skills needed for a competitive...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government sets out a competent, calm and consistent plan for a growth agenda. Rishi Sunak should reject any “dash for growth” and instead “hard-code” into his government a growth agenda robust enough for difficult times. This paper, written by former No.10 adviser Giles Wilkes, says Sunak...