Reports

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the gap in investment that the government needs to fill to gain energy independence with efficiency. In the autumn statement late last year, chancellor Jeremy Hunt argued that the only way to stop the UK being ‘at the mercy of international gas prices’ is energy independence...

This report from UK think tank CEPEO looks at whether early testing is a necessary instrument for early targeting or detrimental to child mental health. Should young children be tested? Proponents view early testing as a necessary instrument for early targeting. Others consider it detrimental to child mental health and with little impact on educational...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at the adequacy, accessibility and fairness of the UK’s social security system for working-age adults. The COVID-19 pandemic and the rising cost of living has put significant strain on the finances of low-income households, exposing flaws with the UK’s social security system. This report examines the...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice looks at a plan to reboot British manufacturing and restore growth. In this report, the Centre for Social Justice makes the case that it’s the comparative decline of British manufacturing that holds the key to Britain's productivity puzzle. While so much of our growth...

This report from UK think tank Civitas sets out to quantify the extent of ‘radical progressive’ policies at British Universities. The Radical Progressive University Guide sets out to quantify the extent of ‘radical progressive’ policies at British Universities, including their curbs on free speech. Dr Richard Norrie (director of the statistics and policy research programme)...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at the political and defence ties between Belarus and Russia. Alongside Ukraine, Belarus has for centuries been a significant part of Russia’s own history, both as part of an ancestral empire and – in Russia’s perception – as an extension of Russia’s own security space. The political...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the tough choices and difficult trade-offs facing the government in 2023. As we begin 2023, the tough choices and difficult trade-offs involved in governing a country are more evident than ever. Governments around the world are dealing with geopolitical tensions, the health and...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how transport is changing rapidly in the race to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Taxes applied to different transport modes do not reflect their different levels of greenhouse gas emissions. This means the transport system is not paying its fair share for the...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the Retained EU Law Bill 2022 and UK workers’ rights. New analysis from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University reveals that Government plans to rush the ‘sunsetting’ of EU laws by the end of 2023 will put the rights and protections of more than...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the principal importance of human rights for AI governance. Governments and companies are already deploying AI to assist in making decisions that can have major consequences for the lives of individual citizens and societies. AI offers far-reaching benefits for human development but also presents risks....

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at employers’ perceptions of the UK’s Graduate Route visa. The Graduate Route visa was introduced in 2021 and allows international students to stay in the UK to work for two years (or three years for doctoral students), with none of the wage or job restrictions that apply...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at Southeast Asian countries’ understanding of and experiences with foreign state interference. This paper provides a succinct macro-survey of Southeast Asian countries’ understanding of and experiences with foreign state interference, given that strategic competition is increasingly taking place in the ‘grey zone’ and between states, with an...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at rebuilding rural Britain. Rural and coastal communities are seldom given the attention they deserve in British politics. This edited collection seeks to change that, exploring how the 'peripheral' geography of rural and coastal areas shapes the challenges they face and laying the groundwork for...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at opportunities and challenges for citizen–policy engagement on environmental issues. Citizen and policy groups address environmental challenges in the Sahel, but rarely together. In Sahelian West Africa, including in Mauritania, Senegal, and Mali, artists and citizens have used protest art to make their...

This report from UK think tank IISS looks at the drivers, scope and consequences of the continuing development of ballistic and cruise missiles. The IISS Strategic Dossier Missile Technology: Accelerating Challenges examines the drivers, scope and consequences of the continuing development of ballistic and cruise missiles by the world’s most prominent users and producers. It...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how the UK can move ahead on vaccines, by harnessing the role of innovation and a wider range of public institutions. The Covid-19 vaccination has again demonstrated the value of vaccines – to lives, livelihoods, and national prosperity. Despite that success, it is imperative that the...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust examines the effects of the UK's exit from the EU on our healthcare system. The latest instalment from our project monitoring the effects of the UK's exit from the EU on our health care system finds the clearest evidence yet that Brexit and its changing relationships...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government argues that ministers and civil servants need to urgently reset relations. Brexit, Covid and Boris Johnson have made existing tensions in relations between civil servants and ministers unsustainable. This report, the latest in the Institute for Government/Bennett Institute review of the UK constitution, argues that...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at finding the centre ground in Britain's immigration debates. Over the last 20 years immigration numbers to the UK have hugely impacted British political and public life. This report looks at the past, present and future of these immigration numbers, from asylum seekers to...

This report from UK think tank IISS looks at the funding levels and plans of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance investments of key NATO member states. This IISS research paper assesses the funding levels, strategies, plans and programmes associated with the multi-domain (space, air, land, sea and cyber) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) investments of key...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at the case for a 21st century bill of powers and duties. Freedom was the left's first cause. Now, Liam Byrne MP argues, it is time for Labour to reclaim freedom as its own, with tangible liberties: freedom from poverty and from fear and freedom...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how to increase public spending on climate and nature at speed to maximise economic opportunities. The UK drastically needs to reduce carbon emissions and address biodiversity loss. Meanwhile, the public, staring down the barrel of soaring costs and economic headwinds are looking for tangible improvements to...

This report from UK think tank Onward looks at why green industrial jobs are critical to Levelling Up. In the report, we argue that the Government has only five years to secure green factories and bring high skilled jobs to parts of the country most in need of levelling up. These jobs will be crucial...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at solutions to African debt distress through multilateral cooperation. The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have undermined the ability of many African nations to service their sovereign debts. At present, 22 low-income African countries are either already in debt distress...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at the implications of a range of capabilities for modern warfare from the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has provided an invaluable opportunity to assess the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (AFRF) and the implications...