Reports

This report from UK think tank The King's Fund looks at he strategies that have been used to reduce waiting times in England in the past 20 years. In the face of record high waiting times for elective care, we undertook research to understand the strategies that have been used to reduce waiting times in...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at proposals for sustainable growth to help developing countries ‘build back better’ after COVID-19. The G7 has launched a partnership designed to help developing countries ‘build back better’ after COVID-19. This ambition is coming up against multiple challenges, but the pandemic created an opportunity to transform...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust examines the Covid-19 response from smaller hospitals. How have smaller hospitals fared over the pandemic, and how did it feel from the perspective of those responding during the first years of the biggest health care emergency of our times? We interviewed staff in smaller hospitals around...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the TTC, its work so far and future challenges. Since its launch in 2021, the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) has become the main platform for US–EU cooperation at the intersection of economics, technology and security. Despite some achievements so far, the TTC has reached...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government calls on the government to empower parliament and allow it to properly scrutinise legislation. This Institute for Government/Bennett Institute report calls on the government to empower parliament and allow it to properly scrutinise legislation, provide a check on executive action and maintain balance in the...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at legislation around data sharing and unintended consequences.  The response to the coronavirus pandemic brought data to the heart of government decision making like never before – but what lessons does government need to learn about data sharing from the experience? This paper summarises...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at students’ perspectives on careers services and employment. The Higher Education Policy Institute polled 1,105 students via the National Union of Students (NUS) for their views on careers services and employment. The results have been published as How can you help me?: Students’ perspectives on careers services and...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at apprenticeship pathways and participation since 2015. In recent years, there has been a large push to increase the supply and quality of apprenticeships. The Apprenticeship Levy – a form of taxation designed to help businesses offer apprenticeships – was introduced in 2017, alongside other...

This report from UK think tank IPPR sets out a framework to begin informing the policy response to improve population health nd limit harm caused by illness. Unlike many other comparable countries, the UK’s economic activity and employment rates are yet to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Improvements in population health have stagnated in the...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at upskilling the UK’s technicians to service and repair electric vehicles. This report from Social Market Foundation think-tank looks at policy actions required to avert a skills gap in the automotive industry, for the service and repair of electric vehicles A key part of...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at a practical approach to tackling loss and damage. Climate change loss and damage is leading to increasingly devastating impacts on poor and vulnerable people. This paper explains how best to equip social protection programmes to help communities better absorb the effects of climate risks, adapt to...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how the Cabinet Office can give government departments guidance and support on D&I plans. In February 2022 the Cabinet Office published a new diversity and inclusion strategy for the civil service. Drawing on private roundtables and interviews with key figures from public sector...

This report from UK think tank IPPR exploring the case for a childcare guarantee in England. This paper is the second of two exploring the case for a childcare guarantee in England. This paper argues that delivering a childcare guarantee would rely on three core shifts – towards a sustainable funding settlement, a new deal...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at how can we boost out-of-home deliveries. The ‘last mile’ of a delivery is the journey from the depot to your front door. Most last mile journeys are currently taken by vans, meaning each delivery is contributing to air pollution and road congestion. The...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at how Britain can take back control of its immigration and asylum system. Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, has welcomed a report jointly written by Nick Timothy, a former Home Office adviser and Downing Street chief of staff, which calls for a raft...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at biodiversity credits, or ‘biocredits’, are emerging as a tradeable unit of biodiversity. Biodiversity is degrading at alarming rates, and people living in biodiversity-rich areas often bear the heaviest costs of biodiversity loss and inequitable conservation efforts. Biodiversity credits, or ‘biocredits’, are emerging as a tradeable unit...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at how the cost of living crisis is affecting young people and their educations. The cost of living crisis is increasingly impacting families, with prices rising and parents struggling to make their incomes stretch. But how is this affecting young people and their educations? This...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how to get vans on the right road to net zero. The number of vans on the road has almost doubled over the past two decades and their greenhouse gas emissions have increased 56 per cent since 1990. New policy is urgently needed to get...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at designing policies to support British households in an age of high prices. This report from Social Market Foundation think-tank looks at options for designing a durable energy bills support policy It hardly need restating that Britain faces an energy crisis with higher than...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at a national security-based model that draws on characteristics of three other national security policing responses. In 2022, escalating levels of fraud and the spotlight placed on the UK’s role in Russia-related money laundering have given rise to a growing recognition of economic crime as a national...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Cities looks at the most frequently asked questions on planning reform. This report brings together answers to the most frequently asked questions on planning reform and what actions local and national government should be taking to tackle the root cause of the housing crisis and to...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how to strengthen the civil service through external recruitment. The civil service’s ability to deliver ministers’ priorities is being hurt by its failure to attract, retain and properly use the skills of external recruits. This report calls on ministers and civil servants to...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at 16 problems facing the country. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest discussion paper, written by Dr. Madsen Pirie, details the key problems facing Britain today.

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the issue of parental rights in education from a philosophical perspective. This essay from Anthony O’Hear (professor of philosophy at the University of Buckingham) explores the issue of parental rights in education from a philosophical perspective, starting with the work of Plato and Aristotle before looking...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at London's contribution to the UK. This report outlines the many ways in which London is essential to the success of the UK. The second and final phase of our research programme on the levelling up agenda looks outwards, highlighting why the capital is...