Reports

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at the left's agenda for private pensions. Workplace pensions have come a long way in the last few years. But after two decades of debate and reform, private pensions still do not offer the prospect of an adequate retirement income for most people. This report...

This report from UK think tank the King's Fund looks at the role of data and partnership in bringing change. Health and care systems can mitigate, reduce and prevent poverty’s effects on health, but to do this they need to be much better at sharing and acting on data. Our long read with the Centre...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at a number of reforms to improve the efficiency and value for money of DEFRA. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest discussion paper, written by Tim Ambler, proposes a number of reforms to improve the efficiency and value for money of the Department for Environment,...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the gender insecurity gap. New analysis of UK labour market data has identified a gender insecurity gap, with working women nearly twice as likely as working men to be in severely insecure work – and the situation worsens for mothers, disabled women and women...

This report from UK think tank the UK in a Changing Europe looks at the views of metropolitan boroughs, rural towns and coastal communities. For all the discussion there has been about ‘levelling up’ and the problem of regional inequality in the UK, little energy has been expended in finding out how people feel about...

This report from UK think tank the SMF looks at how we can use new technologies to improve productivity on Britain’s livestock farms. The post-Brexit era presents Britain with fresh opportunities to address low productivity in the farming industry with a clearer policy direction and the promotion of efficiency-enhancing schemes for agriculture and livestock farming....

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies uses fresh Tax Foundation calculations to show that the UK will fall in competitiveness. A new briefing note by Tom Clougherty, Research Director and Head of Tax at the Centre for Policy Studies, uses fresh Tax Foundation calculations to show that the UK will...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at why lending for climate drives debt distress. Developing countries — especially least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) — face huge challenges in financing their current climate and nature needs. The borrowing space of LDCs and SIDS is already significantly constrained by debt,...

This report from UK think tank the SMF looks at making the democratic case for independent fiscal policy. This briefing makes the case for establishing an independent body to determine fiscal rules for the Treasury – to allows us to restore credibility in UK economic policymaking and try and secure greater stability in the years ahead....

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at research collaborations between top UK universities. Research collaborations between top UK universities and ‘very high-risk’ institutions in the People’s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Russian Federation pose a danger to the Western world, according to the Henry Jackson...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at a number of reforms to improve the efficiency and value for money of the DHSC. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest discussion paper, written by Tim Ambler, proposes a number of reforms to improve the efficiency and value for money of the Department of...

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the Chinese military complex and its exploitation of scientific research at UK universities. This latest update uncovers at least 60 Chinese nationals working at UK universities and research institutions, in the last 18 months, who are either employed directly by UK universities as researchers, academics, engineers,...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice looks at how Universal Support can help get Britain working. In this paper we reveal the changing appearance of benefits in Britain. While the rise in UK economic inactivity (which hit nine million in October 2022) is increasingly well known, we wanted to better...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit looks at every coronation since that of George IV in 1821 and how much the ceremony has changed. The UK is the only monarchy in Europe to retain a religious coronation. Kings and Queens have been anointed with holy oil and crowned in Westminster Abbey in...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the role of food system transformation in enabling global action on climate change and biodiversity loss. Over the 30 years since the Rio Conventions were initiated to enable international cooperation on climate, biodiversity and land issues, the biodiversity and climate crises have worsened. Action has...

This report from UK think tank the King's Fund looks at maximising the potential of diagnostics services. The Covid-19 pandemic has increased awareness of the role that diagnostics play in disease detection, prevention and management. Policy-makers have also singled out diagnostics for greater focus in recent years, particularly given their pivotal role in supporting system...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at Parliament and the UK–EU relationship. Liz Truss should reset parliament’s lacklustre arrangements for post-Brexit scrutiny – and if she won’t then senior parliamentarians should pressurise government into making vital changes. This report finds that parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit has been relegated to a...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at the experiences of young people during periods of remote learning.  The first briefing from the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO) looks at the experiences of young people during periods of remote learning. The briefing finds substantial gaps between state and private secondary...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at the experiences of young people after they returned to school post-pandemic. The second briefing from the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO) looks at the experiences of young people after they returned to school, including absences, access to catch up support and their...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at how young people’s experiences of the pandemic have impacted on their future plans and aspirations. The third briefing from the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO) looks at how young people’s experiences of the pandemic have impacted on their future plans and aspirations....

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how a net zero economy can reduce fuel and transport poverty. The cost of living crisis is likely to increase fuel and transport poverty in the UK. It is also becoming clearer that the enormous challenge of climate change is threatening health and wellbeing. As...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at speaker events at university debating unions and examines concerns about bias and no-platforming. The new research by Josh Freeman, published as No Platform: Speaker Events at University Debating Unions (HEPI Report 153), is based on statistical analysis of student events and interviews with student organisers to...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at why Labour should re-embrace its egalitarian roots. In this pamphlet, Stewart Lansley shows how poverty and inequality have once again become deeply institutionalised – and at a growing social, economic and human cost. He makes a powerful case for Labour to return to its...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at how Confucius Institutes are not a form of ‘soft power’. The UK alarmingly hosts the largest number of Confucius Institutes worldwide, according to the Henry Jackson Society’s latest report. The paper, released today, uncovers how Confucius Institutes are a direct extension of the...

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at the extent to which decolonisation is present in British universities. The decolonisation movement is more pronounced in British universities than previously thought. In some form, either through official statements or academic advocates, it is present in seven out of 10 universities. In addition to this, we...