Uneven cities
This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities explores the geography of deprivation in urban Britain. Two-thirds of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK are in cities, even though cities and non-urban areas each account for roughly half of all neighbourhoods. Affluent neighbourhoods, by contrast, are split evenly between urban and non-urban areas.
After the fall: Why hasn’t falling immigration changed public attitudes?
This report from UK think tank British Future explores findings from the British Future immigration attitudes tracker. ‘After the fall: Why hasn’t falling immigration changes public attitudes?’ is the 2026 report from the British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker, which has followed public attitudes to immigration for over a decade since 2015. The new research reveals...
Room to grow
This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation examines school-based nurseries and the disadvantage gap. The School-based Nursery (or SBN) programme is a major government policy aiming to deliver on two early years priorities: to expand access to childcare for working families and to increase the proportion of children reaching a good level...
Delivering the homes London needs: What will it take?
This report from UK think tank the Centre for London provides a new, comprehensive response to London’s housing crisis. London’s housing crisis is arguably the greatest challenge facing the capital. It touches the lives of almost every Londoner. Yet, our housing system is failing to meet need – destabilising Londoners’ lives, placing pressure on public...
China shock 2.0: The cost of Germany’s complacency
This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform argues that China’s export-driven growth model poses a challenge to Germany’s manufacturing economy. Germany’s industrial model is under mounting pressure from a second China shock – and Berlin can no longer afford to wait for the problem to correct itself. A new study by...
Work in progress: getting young people ready for the jobs of the 2030s
This report from UK think tank Green Alliance sets out how the government can ensure young people are ready for the jobs of the 2030s. The UK’s green economy is set to grow rapidly, but young people aren’t being prepared for the careers it will create. Youth unemployment is at a ten year high and...
The new high street playbook: Community-led innovation in action
This report from UK think tank Power to Change argues that the civic high street is the right organising principle for the shift toward mixed-use, community-centred high streets. The 'new high street playbook' shares lessons from the Community-Led High Street Innovators programme, and why they matter now. Connecting real world practice to the current policy window, this report reflects a...
Health data research service (HDRS) digital ecosystem analysis
This report from UK think tank Nesta provides an evidence-based assessment of the technical and clinical digital infrastructure underpinning the UK’s health data assets. The new Health Data Research Service (HDRS) can create the technical infrastructure, operational capacity and governance processes to join these capabilities into a coherent national system. As a once-in-a-generation opportunity to...
AI and the future of work
This report from UK think tank the Policy Institute outlines the first findings from a major new tracker of attitudes to AI and work. Seven in 10 of the UK public are worried about the economic impacts of AI, six in 10 think it will eliminate more jobs than it creates, half think its impact...
The DPRK’s chemical facilities: Aoji-ri area: Site profile 6
This report from UK think tank RUSI delivers a critical assessment of North Korea's Aoji-ri chemical facilities. This paper delivers a critical assessment of North Korea's Aoji-ri chemical facilities, offering new insights into their role within the country's broader chemical weapons (CW) landscape. Leveraging open source intelligence and satellite imagery, the report clarifies the operational...