Reports

This report from UK think tank New Local looks at why we need fiscal devolution and how to make it work. Despite localised revenue-raising powers being the norm in many countries, it has long been viewed as far too radical in the UK. But now, policymakers are beginning to recognise the value of letting local...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust is a survey of teachers across England examining how schools are spending their funding this year. The cost-of-living crisis has had a significant impact on prices across the board, including many of the day to day running costs of schools. Our survey of 1,428 teachers, conducted...

This report from UK think tank the UK in a Changing Europe looks at what the monarchy does and how it does it. Given the coronation of King Charles III and the high levels of interest in the British monarchy that have been apparent since the death of Elizabeth II, UK in a Changing Europe...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the role of central banks, financial regulators and sectoral coalitions. This paper explores the potentially critical role of central banks, financial regulators and finance industry coalitions in stimulating private cross-border climate-related investment flows – particularly into developing economies. The transition to a ‘net zero’ emissions...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at lessons that can be learned for HM Treasury from the pandemic. This report examines the Treasury’s impressive role in designing and delivering economic support schemes – as well as the problems that undermined government decision making. It draws on over a year of...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at how Europe’s critical infrastructure could be better protected from the hybrid Russian threat. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, European policy-makers have become increasingly concerned about Moscow’s use of hybrid attacks and the threat these pose to critical infrastructure. Suspicious...

This report from UK think tank the Education Policy Institute looks at educational outcomes in Gloucestershire. In a new report, the Education Policy Institute (EPI), commissioned by the Gloucestershire Education Forum, reports on the state of educational inequalities across multiple phases of education in Gloucestershire and how this has changed over the past decade. The...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at collecting knowledge gained from our experiences with the Covid-19 health emergency. In May 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Covid-19 is no longer a health emergency. Now that the world is in this new period of living with the coronavirus,...

This report from UK think tank EDSK looks at whether there are there credible alternatives to written exams. After the collapse of the exam system during the COVID-19 pandemic, debates about the future of assessment have become increasingly vocal. As A-levels and GCSEs are dominated by written exams, this report investigates whether other types of...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at the intersections of the UK’s transport system + how the public responds to policy changes. Transport is the highest emitting sector in the UK, despite the rise in electric vehicles (EVs). To reduce the number of miles driven by car, we must travel differently, using...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust uses hospital data to look at the health care needs of those older people in prison. Tough conditions in prison disproportionately affect older prisoners, and they tend to be in poorer health than the general population. This new Nuffield Trust research funded by The Health Foundation...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how to navigate an era of polarization between great powers. In an era of increasing polarization between great powers, and amid profound and overlapping global challenges, principled leadership and careful diplomacy on human rights are urgently needed. The norms and tools of the multilateral human...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at the prevalence of discrimination against Hindu pupils in schools in the UK. This study examined the prevalence of discrimination against Hindu pupils in schools in the UK and found that it is present in the classroom. Incidents, in the main, emanate from peers...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at whether leadership and management can improve public service performance. This briefing from the Social Market Foundation think-tank highlights some of the key ways in which the existing research suggests that leadership and management in the public sector can play an important role in...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how the state and private firms can work together to ensure transition plans are a tool for reducing emissions. At COP26, Rishi Sunak announced new requirements for stock market listed businesses and financial firms to publish net zero plans. However, since this announcement government has made...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at improving policy making on food and health. This report reveals how every government since 1992 has missed targets to reduce obesity – with the UK’s rising obesity rates harming people’s health and life opportunities, burdening the NHS and damaging the economy. It exposes...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at the need for reform of the EU's fiscal rules.  The EU’s fiscal rules, which constrain member-states’ budget policies, are in desperate need of reform. They are too complicated, impose unrealistic demands on some countries, and lead to government overspending in economic booms...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at how to foster a stronger and more resilient charity sector. This report from the Social Market Foundation think-tank assesses the state of the UK’s charity sector, suggests ways in which government can protect its long term viability. While charities showed great adaptability in...

This report from UK think tank NIESR looks at the fiscal benefits and costs of gambling. This report, from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, examines the fiscal benefits and costs of gambling. It finds the cost to the Exchequer that is associated with people experiencing ‘problem gambling’ amounts to at least £3,700...

This report from UK think tank the BFPG looks at the role of the UK government and businesses in supply chain cybersecurity. As hardware and software supply chains and their mapping become ever more complex, and digital technology procurement becomes an ever more pressing foreign policy issue, BFPG’s latest paper explores the role of the...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the domestic contexts in Ethiopia and Sudan and the contentious cross-border issues. Political transitions in Ethiopia and Sudan offered the promise of more democratic, civilian-led government and increased regional stability in the Horn of Africa. But contestation between old and new political forces has disrupted...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks towards an evidence-based and inclusive AI policy discourse. Many assumptions about artificial intelligence (AI) have become entrenched despite the lack of evidence to support them. Basing policies on these assumptions is likely to increase the risk of negative impacts for certain demographic groups. These dominant assumptions...

This report from UK think tank The King's Fund looks at how political failure led to the crisis in the NHS and social care. Multi-year funding increases and a series of reforms resulted in major improvements in NHS performance between 2000 and 2010, but performance has declined since 2010 as a result of much lower...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust examines the services used by people who died at home in England, before and during the first year of the pandemic. There has been a steady increase in the numbers of people dying at home in recent years. These trends became entrenched during the pandemic, which...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at viable routes for the development by Western governments of cohesive and effective policies on Belarus. The autocratic Belarusian ruler Aliaksandr Lukashenka has been able to consolidate his hold on power by the mass repression of Belarus’s pro-democracy movement and by allowing the country to become...