This report from UK think tank Green Alliance proposes five steps to greater energy security through demand reduction and circularity. Energy security is an increasing concern for governments across the world, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But decarbonising power, transport and home heating will reduce reliance on imports of oil and gas and help to...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at market-based reforms to the UK's economic sanctions regime. The UK’s current sanctions regime is dysfunctional, as exemplified by the failure to place meaningful pressure on Russia to abandon its invasion of Ukraine. The intent of these sanctions was to damage the Russian economy...

This report from UK think tank Onward looks at supply side solutions to deliver stable prices and overcome economic stagnation. "Inflation makes us all poorer", Rishi Sunak repeatedly highlighted as the UK was hit by sky-high inflation in the wake of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Conservative Government achieved its aim to...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation puts forward a proposal for a new in-work poverty benchmark for London employers. This Social Market Foundation report is the culmination of a three-year project supported by Trust for London examining the scale and impact of in-work poverty in London. It proposes the creation of...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs explores the principles that would define a better and simpler tax system. Taxation may be necessary to fund public services, but policymakers must consider its moral and economic costs. Most taxes are overly complex, politically skewed, and often cause more economic harm than good....

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines the changing profile of work and labour. The use of AI in Chinese workplaces and the impact on employees offers important lessons for the roll-out of this technology around the world. China places few restrictions on developers, and this environment has enabled the rapid emergence of...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice outlines seven policy areas in the new Government’s in-tray that will demand their immediate attention. This report outlines seven policy areas sitting in the new Government’s in-tray that will demand their immediate attention. Some of these are urgent and recent, such as overflowing prisons...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at the rising demand for AI assurance technologies and sets out how the UK can get a head start in this market. Artificial intelligence could boost the economy and public sector productivity, but for these benefits to materialise, concerns around the safety and reliability...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation explores the costs of restrictive software licensing practices on the public and private sector. This Social Market Foundation report explores the costs of restrictive software licensing practices on the public and private sector. It reviews existing literature on the cloud, draws upon interviews with IT...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House considers the evolving cyberthreats that the civil nuclear sector faces both in peacetime and during conflict. A combination of factors – from energy security and decarbonization agendas to the emergence of small modular reactors (SMRs) that potentially make nuclear energy more accessible – are prompting many countries...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute focuses on key areas of concern for younger voters. Ahead of the General Election on the 4th July, this handy Next Generation manifesto guide summaries the key pledges from the major parties on the areas that matter most to young people and explore how they...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House illustrates how a principles-based approach may inform the design, implementation and evaluation of a cyber capacity-building project. In 2021, members of the UN Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) agreed 10 principles for cyber capacity-building (CCB). However, to date, the principles have not had the impact that was expected...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs emphasises the importance of a broadly defined money aggregate in the determination of nominal national income and wealth. The overwhelming majority of economists were wrong in their forecasts about the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. They believed that it would result in years of...

This report from UK think tank IPPR discusses low investment in the UK economy. The UK’s investment performance is still worse than every other G7 country, new data shows. Compared to Japan, the USA, Germany, France, Italy and Canada, the UK languished in last place for business investment in 2022, a spot we have now...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at how politics and politicians can respond to the deepfake age. Three weeks out from polling day, a new report warns of the dangers of ‘realistic fake footage that is cheap to create and spread across the internet’ impacting the UK general election....