This report from UK think tank Onward looks at the case for civil service relocation. The Government’s desire to “level up” economic opportunity and govern in the interests of historically left-behind areas is being undermined by slow progress in moving large numbers of civil servants out of Whitehall. Our analysis shows that, despite bold ministerial...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the attempt by the government to turn a campaigning slogan into a plan of action. The Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper is a genuine attempt by the government to turn a campaigning slogan into a plan of action – one that...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at how to accommodate London’s industrial future. Industrial land is crucial to London’s economy but over the last two decades too much of this land has been lost. This report explores the future of London's industrial land. In twenty years, almost a quarter of...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at the case against disaster corporatism. This latest paper, by Matthew Lesh, ASI Fellow and Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, argues that businesses and governments must return to their proper roles in order to kickstart the post-pandemic recovery. Free...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at poverty in London and the role of business in helping tackle it. This report calls attention to the scale of in-work poverty in the UK and London today, what drives it, and the impact it has. It is a part of a wider...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation assesses trends in social security to prepare for the decade of change ahead. The UK is facing a decade of unprecedented economic change as we adjust to a post-Covid-19 economy, a new economic context outside the European Union (EU), and the decarbonisation of the economy. And the...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the case for UK membership of CPTPP. Pacific Vim, published by the Centre for Policy Studies, argues that the most common objections to CPTPP based on workers’ rights, environmental protection, food standards, agriculture, the NHS, sovereignty, and more do not stand up...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation looks at change in the UK labour market and the role of worker mobility. This report is about the nature and speed of change in the UK’s labour market, about how past periods of rapid change have happened, and about workers’ experiences as they have lived...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the barriers facing those on UC in accessing training.  Because of support like the furlough scheme, the UK's employment rate has remained lower than was projected. But many people are still on UC, including nearly 2.8 million people who face requirements that make it...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at what the UK can learn from the Lion City. This latest paper, by Dr Bryan Cheang, an academic at King’s College London, outlines what the UK can learn from Singapore: Singapore has had one of the most rapidly growing economies in the world...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies looks at the reduction of national income the UK devotes to public spending on education. The cuts to education spending over the last decade are effectively without precedent in post-war UK history, including a 9% real-terms fall in school spending per pupil and a...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at the needs and preferences of those who work in the gig economy. This report from the UK think tank Social Market Foundation looks into the experiences of those working in the gig economy. The gig economy is one of the most debated changes...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at innovative dynamism after Covid-19. This latest paper, by economics professor Dr Arthur M. Diamond, Jr, makes the case that the state lacks the entrepreneurialism and innovation provided by the private sector — and both struggled to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and should...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at graduates’ perspectives on the student loan system in England. England’s higher education funding system has been reformed many times, leading to a system based on high fees and loans. Undergraduate tuition fees for full-time students were introduced in 1998 and rose to £3,000 a year in...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation assesses the permanent implications of Covid-19 for the UK’s labour market. The scale of the Covid-19 crisis, its cause, and the speed at which it hit, have all been different from previous crises. The highly unequal impact on different sectors, the scale of behavioural change – with...