Reports

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Welsh Affairs argues that reforming borrowing powers is key to better enable transformative policy making in Wales. Despite having fairly strong powers and a budget in the tens of billions, our research finds that the Welsh Government only has a limited ability to kickstart major projects to improve...

This report from UK think tank British Future tracks attitudes to immigration in 2022. This report from UK thinktank British Future looks at shifting public attitudes to immigration numbers, migration for work and international student migration. It also examines public opinion on asylum and refugee protection, including Channel crossings and the Rwanda scheme. The research...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Cities looks at the role of regeneration in levelling up. One of the most eye-catching policies in the Government's Levelling Up White Paper, published in February, was the announcement that 20 regeneration projects would be rolled out across the UK. So far, Blackpool, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at understanding why sanctions failed to deter conflict in Ukraine. The fact that sanctions failed to prevent Russia invading Ukraine, has uncovered critical problems in how the West can respond economically to the threat China poses to Taiwan, a new report from the Henry...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust looks at how far have we come in improving support for unpaid carers in England. People who provide care unpaid for a family member or a friend due to illness, disability, or mental health provide a vital role bridging gaps in state-funded support. But despite the...

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 DWP. 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...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at a potential new horizon for energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean. Global Britain is uniquely placed and must use her leverage in the Eastern Mediterranean to cut our dependence on Russian gas, according to The Henry Jackson Society. With the majority of Europe...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at how to use the UK's leverage to cut dependence on Russian gas. Global Britain is uniquely placed and must use her leverage in the Eastern Mediterranean to cut our dependence on Russian gas, according to The Henry Jackson Society. With the majority of...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at a more strategic approach to UK defence procurement. There must be a more strategic approach to UK defence procurement, according to a think tank report. The paper, released today by the Henry Jackson Society, analyses the British Army’s readiness potential to deploy to...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at how progressives across Europe can win. This collection of essays explores the progressive values which will rebuild trust with voters in the UK and the EU. Each chapter is themed around one of the social democratic principles which chime with the public. From competence...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the role international trade will play in the transition to a circular economy. The transition to a circular economy is essential to address the triple threat of pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss. International trade will play a key role in delivering this transition, as...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how refugees and displaced persons nearly always remain outside national energy policy. Access to clean, safe and sustainable energy – the focus of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 – is one of the principal needs of developing-country populations, for cooking, heating, light, communication, study, livelihoods...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at the urgent need for practical action to address loss and damage caused by the climate crisis.  The need for practical action to address loss and damage caused by the climate crisis is now urgent. Climate change impacts not only occur over a wide range of time...

This report from UK think tank Localis provides a policy toolkit for local engagement in the public realm. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the context of a clear national mandate for levelling up, public organisations and councils across the political spectrum are waking up to the idea that there is a...

This briefing from UK think tank The Policy Institute looks at belief in terrorism conspiracy theories among the UK public. 80% of the UK public accept that serious terrorist attacks, such as the Manchester Arena bombing and the 7/7 attacks, have taken place in the UK in recent years – but this includes 61% who...

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at rethinking child benefit and childcare spending. British governments have been offering cash payments to families for almost 80 years. However, since the early nineties, childcare funding has been relentlessly focused on subsidising formal childcare to enable mothers to return to the workplace after childbirth. When we...

This report from UK think tank CEPEO looks at empirical evidence on the effectiveness of traditional and progressive teaching methods. Traditionalists argue that teachers should carefully sequence the best knowledge from their subject area and deliver it directly to the whole class. Progressives argue that teachers should instead facilitate pupils' exploration of their individual interests,...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at two diverse communities in India and how crises push them towards distress migration. By 2050, water stress, sea-level rise and crop failure from climate change may displace 31–72 million people across sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America. Distress migration generates grave socioeconomic consequences — both...

This report from UK think tank the King's Fund looks at the role of culture and leadership in joined-up care. Integrated care systems (ICSs) and provider collaboratives are ushering in a move towards more collaborative working across organisations in health, social care and the voluntary and community sector – and digital health technologies have an...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at Horizon Europe and Plan B research funding and turning adversity into opportunity. The European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, will soon start its third year but UK participation remains uncertain. This uncertainty, arising originally from the outcome of the Brexit referendum and...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at protecting encryption from the Online Safety Bill. End-to-end encryption is foundational to the proper functioning of our online experience; The Online Safety Bill would—in its current form—undermine end-to-end encryption by empowering Ofcom to demand service providers use ‘accredited technology’ to give them access...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at solutions to improve the experience of homeless households living in temporary accommodation. This report recommends solutions to improve the experience of homeless households living in temporary accommodation in London. London is England’s centre of temporary accommodation, with 59% of all households who rely...

This report from UK think tank the SMF argues that the real estate and investment sectors must put their theorisations about social value into practice. Social Value Roadmap for Real Estate sets out recommendations for how designers, developers, the financial services industry, and local and central government can work together to maximise social value within...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at efforts at sustainable forest management as demand for wood and paper products increases. Global demand for wood and paper products is increasing rapidly. While decades of work to tackle trade in illegal timber have established legal and sustainable supply chains for timber and wood-based products...

This report from UK think the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the case against the Online Safety Bill. The Online Safety Bill (OSB) is one of the most controversial pieces of legislation produced by Government in recent years. A new briefing paper from the Centre for Policy Studies outlines why it is likely to...