This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation identifies ten questions policy makers ought to be asking about the road ahead. GPL-1 drugs have transformative potential, but policymakers appear flat footed and unable to grapple with their future challenges. This briefing paper identifies ten questions policymakers ought to be asking about the road...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation explores the role remote and hybrid working can play in helping disabled people to stay in, or re-join, the labour market. Overnight, the Covid-19 pandemic opened up a new era of workplace flexibility for millions of people with a great increase in working remotely. Today, one...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies analyses the evolution of three community-led initiatives focused on food insecurity. This Working Paper analyses the emergence and evolution of three community-led initiatives focused on food insecurity, with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the ensuing cost-of-living crisis as the backdrop. These initiatives are located...

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures collective wellbeing across the UK in 2024. Out of a possible score of 100, England’s collective wellbeing in 2024 was just 61. This number is the same as the overall UK wellbeing score, and, within England, remains unchanged since our inaugural publication of this index in...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at what is driving the differing performance of prisons around the country. More work and education and increasing access to open prisons could turn around over a decade of strikingly poor prison performance in England and Wales. This report, the first in a new...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at access to medicine for socio-economically disadvantaged students. Medicine has long been recognised as one of the most difficult and competitive professions to access, particularly for those from the lowest socio-economic backgrounds. As the Government looks to train more doctors through the NHS Long Term...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation aims to reclaim the conversation around birth rates for the progressive left, offering compassionate and actionable solutions. Historically, conversations around birth rates have been dominated by the political right, often with uncomfortable associations with nationalism, antifeminism and xenophobia. But this collection, produced in collaboration with...

This report from UK think tank Re:State explores the advantages of robotic assisted surgery and steps that can be taken to ensure their rollout. Surgical innovation has long produced some of the most transformational outcomes in medicine. Indeed, the advent of robotic assisted surgery is now offering unprecedented precision and minimally invasive procedures, in turn...

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 Re:State sets out practical actions that can be taken so that emerging technologies can significantly improve the delivery of social care in the short-term. The adult social care system is in crisis. The population is ageing, with people living longer in poorer health, combined with a local government system...