Reports

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures wellbeing in England in 2026. This is the latest edition of our annual Life in the UK - England index, now with four years’ worth of data trends, enabling us to take a slightly longer-term view of how people across England are living. Disappointingly, for the...

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures collective wellbeing in Nothern Ireland in 2026. This is the latest edition of our annual Life in the UK - Northern Ireland index, now with four years’ worth of data trends, enabling us to take a slightly longer-term view of how people across Northern Ireland are...

This report from UK think tank the David Hume Institute states that Scotland needs to ensure that curriculum flexibility translates into meaningful opportunities for learners. National Progression Awards (NPAs) are becoming an increasingly important part of Scotland's senior phase curriculum. However, recorded school-centre provision varies considerably, and learners may face uncertainty about how NPAs are...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust offers recommendations to improve apprenticeship completion for young people. Apprenticeships are having their moment. While our major political parties are divided on several aspects of education policy, they share a belief that apprenticeships hold great potential for young people. But this potential is not currently being...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society examines how developer contributions can be used more quickly and effectively. Communities across England desperately need more homes to tackle the housing crisis. But delivering great places to live requires more than new homes alone. It also means investing in the infrastructure that communities need. Developer...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI argues that many of the challenges facing places are not thematic but systemic. Drawing together evidence from across the LPIP Hub programme, this report argues that many of the challenges facing places are not thematic but systemic. Whether the issue is skills, innovation, culture, communities or the environment,...

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures collective wellbeing in Wales in 2026. This is the latest edition of our Life in the UK - Wales index, and with four years’ worth of data trends from our index we are able to take a slightly longer-term view of how people across Wales are...

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures collective wellbeing across Scotland in 2026. This is the latest edition of our annual Life in the UK - Scotland index, now with four years’ worth of data trends, enabling us to take a slightly longer-term view of how people across Scotland are living. Encouragingly, Scotland’s...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation assesses the Autumn 2026 Budget. This briefing note assesses the Autumn 2026 Budget, the first from the new Chancellor, delivered against a backdrop of war in the Middle East, a fresh energy price shock and a weaker fiscal outlook. It looks at the economic and fiscal forecasts,...

This report from UK think tank Re:State discusses the findings from their new Alternative People survey. Re:State’s new Alternative People Survey, run with Civil Service World and Public First, asked 1,747 civil servants how Whitehall is really working. The new Government has moved quickly to reorganise the centre, but the Survey suggests that structural change...

This report from UK think tank Civitas states new ‘parental covenants’ are needed between teachers and parents to protect children from excessive phone use. Our children are growing up online. Almost every child in Britain is using the internet by the age of nine and over half own a smartphone by eleven, some spending up...

This report from UK think tank RUSI examines Tanzania's role in illicit miombo timber flows, highlighting gaps and opportunities for effective action. This paper examines Tanzania's role as both a source and transit hub for high-value miombo hardwoods moving through regional and global supply chains. It finds that corruption, document fraud, weak traceability at the...

This report from UK think tank City-REDI provides a summary from the 'Putting place at the heart of growth' event. On 27 September 2026, the Labour Party Conference fringe event, Putting Place at the Heart of Growth: How Evidence Can Make Multilevel Governance Work, brought together policymakers, researchers, local government leaders, universities, colleges and organisations...

This report from UK think tank Carnegie UK measures collective wellbeing across the UK in 2026. This is the latest edition of our annual Life in the UK index, now with four years’ worth of data trends, enabling us to take a slightly longer-term view of how people across the UK are living. Overall, this...

This report from UK think tank RUSI assesses the UK's changing fraud victim support system following the launch of Report Fraud. Fraud is now the most widespread crime in England and Wales, and this paper shows why a strong Fraud Victims Charter is essential to reduce harm, restore confidence and protect people from repeat victimisation....

This report from UK think tank Chatham House sets out targeted steps that the UK, with like-minded partners, can now take. The UK’s ban on trade with Israeli settlements, announced in September 2026 as part of a reset in Middle East policy, is grounded firmly in international law, and has the stated aim of upholding...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society shows how the current regulatory framework fails to prevent harms in our value chains. Economic consumption, distribution, and production in Britain shape economies – and lives – around the world. Our financial services extend globally and we have the largest net surplus in financial services trade...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation examines rethinking Personal Independence Payments. This report examines how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in England and Wales should be reformed to better meet its aim: to contribute to additional costs of disability to enable disabled people to live fuller and more active lives. Few would dispute...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government analyses the Government's public services performance in 2026. Despite progress in some areas, Starmer's reform agenda did not live up to expectations and leaves Burnham with difficult choices. The ‘honeymoon period’ enjoyed by Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in the summer of 2024 was possibly the...

This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities focuses on good growth across the country. As the barriers to good growth vary across the country, local government – mayors and strategic authorities in particular – is best positioned to tailor interventions to local needs. Because of this, the devolution of powers and responsibilities that...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House argues that elections held too soon, and under current conditions, could lead to further instability in Haiti. In early October 2026, Haiti’s Conseil Electoral Provisoire (CEP) announced the cancellation of campaigning for the presidential and parliamentary elections due to be held on 13 December. No new election...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue develops a new definition of European populism and a new European populism index. The report develops a new definition of European populism and a new European populism index, helping us to better understand European populist parties and voters. Using data analysis of the 2024 Chapel Hill Expert...

This report from UK think take the Institute for Policy Research examines public attitudes towards parental leave reform through a survey of more than 2,500 people. The UK’s parental leave system offers relatively long maternity leave but much of it is poorly paid, while fathers and partners have very little well-paid leave of their own....

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research discusses what a redesigned parental leave system might look like. The report discusses what a redesigned parental leave system might look like. Rather than focusing on individual elements of the system in isolation, the report argues that the government should look at maternity, paternity...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation previews the key decisions for Autumn Budget 2026 in the context of another rise in the cost of living. This briefing note previews the key decisions facing the Chancellor at Autumn Budget 2026. It assesses how the economic backdrop is likely to affect the OBR’s fiscal...