This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation explores the impact of five years of high inflation on living standards. This briefing note takes stock of five years of successive cost of living crises, examining how the surge in prices since 2021 has hit household incomes, finances and living standards across the income distribution....

This report from UK think tank RUSI equips defence and security professionals with actionable insights into Russia's strategic priorities. This paper analyses how Russia's nuclear arsenal and doctrine are evolving, focusing on qualitative improvements and offensive capabilities amid strategic constraints. Drawing on Russian doctrinal preferences, material constraints and evolving threat perceptions, the study finds that...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI provides a detailed picture of how appraisal is undertaken across different places and organisations.  Business Cases and Economic Appraisals in UK Strategic Authorities, by Alice Pugh, is a report produced for the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub. It examines the capacity and capability of officers working in...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government states the government should set out a clear long-term vision for the structure of the school system. By the time Andy Burnham entered government earlier this year, an ambitious education agenda was already well under way. Over its two years in office, the Starmer government...

This report from UK think tank Re:State argues that the answer is not another digital strategy, but a fundamental change in how the State operates. In recent years, Government has published digital strategies like clockwork. It has invested in digital services, established standards for how they should be built, and set out ambitious plans for...

This report from UK think tank RUSI compares the strategies used by Germany, Spain and the UK to manage risks from high-risk ICT vendors in critical national infrastructure. This paper provides a critical analysis of how Germany, Spain and the UK manage the risks posed by high-risk ICT vendors in European critical infrastructure, offering essential...

This report from UK think tank Future Governance Forum calls on the Chancellor in the Budget to give mayors powers to deliver infrastructure in their areas. John Healey’s Autumn Budget should give mayors new powers and funding to deliver housing, health and school infrastructure projects according to a new report by The Future Governance Forum...

This report from UK think tank Onward argues that Britain faces a firm-power crunch. Up and Atom argues that Britain faces a firm-power crunch: firm generation capacity has fallen by about 24 GW over twenty years, four of the five remaining nuclear stations (the AGRs) are due to close by 2030, and much of the...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House examines how the EU and UK can respond to Chinese technological supremacy. The global industrial landscape has shifted dramatically since the turn of the century. China’s rise as a manufacturing powerhouse has enabled the country to produce increasingly sophisticated goods at scale and at low cost. This...

This report from UK think tank RUSI delivers a transformative framework for cyber deterrence. This paper delivers a transformative framework for cyber deterrence, demonstrating how NATO, EU member states and partners can more effectively counter hybrid threats by integrating cyber and non-cyber tools in a coordinated, whole-of-government approach. By moving beyond siloed, cyber-only responses, the...