Green shoots
This report from UK think tank Green Alliance calls on the government to set up a programme of semi-funded job placements to allow young people to develop green skills. The net zero transition will create new jobs across all regions of the UK, including between 120,000 and 160,000 entry level jobs. New entrants to the...
What’s cooking?
This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute reviews the existing evidence on the evolution of the Free School Meals (FSM) measure. This report reviews and discusses the existing evidence on the evolution of the Free School Meals (FSM) measure, over the past two decades, and on its uses, including in Pupil Premium...
Mission purposeful
This report from UK think tank Pro Bono Economics explores what a relationship reset between government and the charity sector might look like under a future Labour government. This work was made possible by a grant from the Charities Aid Foundation. Charities drive the nation’s sense of purpose. The hundreds of thousands of charities, community...
Treasury ‘orthodoxy’
This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government examines what is treasury 'orthodoxy' and whether it is a problem for government. This report examines accusations that rigid beliefs – an ‘orthodoxy’ – shape the Treasury’s economic thinking, with former prime minister Liz Truss and her allies attacking the department for being ideologically anti-growth...
Leveraging human–machine teaming
This report from UK think tank RUSI argues that interdependent human–machine teams will be a key component of future Western efforts to deter great power war. Interdependent human–machine teams will be a key component of future Western efforts to deter great power war and, if deterrence fails, win. In this policy guide, the authors argue...
Amphibious Futures
This report from UK think tank RUSI examines how the Royal Marines will need to evolve to ensure the UK can effectively contribute to an alliance or a coalition. The report examines how the force design of the Royal Marines will need to evolve to ensure the UK can effectively contribute to the amphibious capabilities...
Diversity in the next parliament
This report from UK think tank British Future looks at analysis and projections of the ethnic and gender balance of the House of Commons in 2024. New British Future analysis and projections, based candidate selections, find ethnic minority representation in parliament is set to rise to around 12% after the General Election, regardless of the...
Preparing for government
This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government sets out how the official opposition should ready itself for power. This report sets out key lessons for how any opposition party should use the final 12 months (or fewer) to prepare for government. In the final months before an election access talks are overdue....
Devolve by default
This report from UK think tank Reform sets out a new framework for devolution decisions and the assessment of local systems. At present, a great deal of Whitehall’s time and resources are absorbed by unnecessary centralisation: micromanagement of purely local affairs, management of bid-in pots for local actors, and the development of policy which would...
Falling behind? The UK’s high-value public datasets
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Public Data calls for the UK government to make their high-value datasets freely available. High-value public data is basic infrastructure for the modern world. Good data on buildings, for example, helps everyone from the fire engine crew saving lives, to the start-up building better boilers. And...
