This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at social mobility, covid and education recovery. In the 14 months that have passed since the closure of Britain’s schools in March 2020, our education system has faced an extraordinary challenge. Our priority now should be to do everything in our power to help young...

This article from UK think tank the Foreign Policy Centre looks at how UK commitments to tackle financial crime and corruption appear to disappear. Unsafe for Scrutiny's Project Director, Susan Coughtrie, highlights the importance of three British media outlets – Financial Times, openDemocracy & The Observer – publishing articles last week about the impact of...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation is the launch report of The Economy 2030 Inquiry. This report marks the launch of The Economy 2030 Inquiry, a landmark collaboration between the Resolution Foundation and the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. Its contention is that...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform argue that Europe’s hawkish approach to debt and inflation is outdated. While the Biden administration is enacting a big fiscal stimulus to boost the recovery, Europe’s public debate is starting on when to withdraw economic support and start reducing debt. In their new Centre...

This report from UK think tank the Foreign Policy Centre examines the pressure on human rights in Tajikistan. After almost 30 years of independence, Tajikistan finds itself in a very difficult place, combining extreme poverty with a system that brooks no dissent. Tajikistan’s descent into authoritarianism has taken place gradually but inexorably since the end...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at how to counter the financing of self-activating terrorism in Europe. This Occasional Paper analyses the financial behaviours of self-activating terrorists from across the ideological spectrum and offers guidance on how CTF efforts might be shaped to the distinct contours of this threat.

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust looks at financial support for those that need to isolate. Asking people with Covid-19 to self-isolate is vital to keep the pandemic under control as lockdown measures ease, yet only 52% of people who have symptoms isolate. This briefing by the Nuffield Trust and the Resolution...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at how various proxies for family background correlate with long-run family income. A major challenge when contextualising admissions to university, or recruitment for jobs, is access to high quality information on a young person’s background, to identify those who should benefit. Granular and verifiable information...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation explores the labour market and mental health impact of Covid-19 on young people. This report marks the beginning of a three-year research programme at the Resolution Foundation investigating the links between the labour market and mental health outcomes of young people. In this launch paper, we examine...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the reform of the UK farming system in the context of nature and climate crises. Reforming our farming system is of critical importance if we are to rise to the challenge of the nature and climate crises. But farming in the UK is facing not one...