Reports

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the proposed reforms to flexible working regulations. Government has proposed reforms to flexible working regulations, but to support wider access to flexible working, barriers to take-up should be addressed. This article features stories of two people we spoke with: Laura, who has found remote...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at reforming taxes on work and wealth. The report proposes that the UK should lower taxes on an individual's work to aid the post-COVID economic recovery and reward effort and enterprise. At the same time, the UK should increase taxes on an individual's wealth to some...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how the UK must abandon its delusions to deal effectively with Russia. The political relationship between the UK and Russia is broken. It is unlikely to recover significantly in the foreseeable future: the foundations of the relationship have long been fragile, primarily because the two...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at how to accommodate London’s industrial future. Industrial land is crucial to London’s economy but over the last two decades too much of this land has been lost. This report explores the future of London's industrial land. In twenty years, almost a quarter of...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at generating a sophisticated understanding of complex operating environments. The Integrated Review highlighted the need for the UK to adopt innovative approaches to international engagement. While state threats – most prominently from Russia and China – are an important consideration for the UK’s defence planning, the...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at the case against disaster corporatism. This latest paper, by Matthew Lesh, ASI Fellow and Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, argues that businesses and governments must return to their proper roles in order to kickstart the post-pandemic recovery. Free...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation assesses the UK’s new Indo-Pacific trade focus. This briefing note looks at the implications of the Government’s trade policy pivot to target the fast-growing Indo-Pacific region, following its unsuccessful attempt to deliver a trade deal with the US. It focuses on the impact of a possible trade...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at poverty in London and the role of business in helping tackle it. This report calls attention to the scale of in-work poverty in the UK and London today, what drives it, and the impact it has. It is a part of a wider...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at Iran’s nuclear programme and the vulnerability of Iran’s nuclear facilities to ‘drone’ strikes. Nuclear security and nuclear proliferation are issues of major concern to the international community. In this context, this research report assesses Iran’s nuclear programme, and more specifically the vulnerability of...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation assesses trends in social security to prepare for the decade of change ahead. The UK is facing a decade of unprecedented economic change as we adjust to a post-Covid-19 economy, a new economic context outside the European Union (EU), and the decarbonisation of the economy. And the...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the challenges facing emerging leaders of the Millennial generation. This report is the first output of Cohort 2040, a project seeking to better understand the challenge facing emerging leaders of the Millennial generation and to build a community that helps these leaders more effectively continue the...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the case for UK membership of CPTPP. Pacific Vim, published by the Centre for Policy Studies, argues that the most common objections to CPTPP based on workers’ rights, environmental protection, food standards, agriculture, the NHS, sovereignty, and more do not stand up...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit provides the results of a survey of the UK population on democracy in the UK after Brexit. The past decade in UK politics has raised fundamental questions about the kind of democracy we want to live in. What role should be played by referendums? Where should...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government presents the seven steps the government needs to take to maintain momentum on climate change. The government’s response to the energy price crisis right will be critical to preserving political and public support for net zero policies. This report sets out seven steps the government...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at how Net Zero can revitalise the UK’s industrial heartlands. Levelling Up and Net Zero are two of the Government’s top priorities. Yet as this report points out, the North and Midlands are home to the areas with highest emissions per person in...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at the new set of rules to improve competition online. At the end of 2021, the European Parliament agreed on its preferred version of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a set of new rules to improve competition online. The DMA is part of...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at three ways to ensure efficient use of increased funding for public services. What does 'public service reform' look like in the 2020s? This briefing from the Social Market Foundation considers three ways the Government might seek to ensure increased funding for public services...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at why Russia has massed troops on its border and issued an ultimatum to the West. The report investigates why Russia has massed upwards of 175,000 troops on its border with Ukraine since November 2021, and issued an ultimatum to the West. Three sets...

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at focus groups based in Yorkshire and Humberside and their issues and priorities. The 2019 general election gave birth to a new term for understanding electoral geography, the Red Wall. This report, ‘Understanding the Red Wall: Politics and identity in the new electoral battlegrounds’, focusses...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at the pros and cons of using first-in-family as a key measure of disadvantage. First-in-family students make up a majority of young first- degree students yet face a number of challenges. So they are now the focus of many specific interventions in the UK and the USA....

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation looks at change in the UK labour market and the role of worker mobility. This report is about the nature and speed of change in the UK’s labour market, about how past periods of rapid change have happened, and about workers’ experiences as they have lived...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue maps the impacts of flooding in the UK since 2007. Flooding is one of the most serious climate-related risks that the UK faces. A clear understanding of how it is affecting or could affect specific key public services, critical infrastructure and key businesses is fundamental to improving...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at the scientific evidence on interventions for sequestering carbon on working farms. In this report we review the scientific evidence on different interventions for sequestering carbon on working farms, and outline the challenges that need to be addressed in order for there to be a credible...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at the benefits and challenges of home working during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has normalised home working among UK workers. This report provides a unique and detailed examination of the home working experiment of the past two years. The report unearths the trends in and...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at engaging with under-represented groups to improve social mobility. Access to apprenticeships for young people and those from disadvantaged backgrounds is an ongoing problem, particularly among the most sought-after apprenticeship opportunities. Previous research by the Sutton Trust has highlighted the access gap at degree apprenticeships...