Reports

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at reforming the Ministry of Justice. This report proposes a number of reforms to improve the efficiency and value for money of the Ministry of Justice. This paper is part of the Adam Smith Institute’s “Reforming the Civil Service” series. The Ministry of Justice...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at pushing power down to spread prosperity out. Our new report explores how giving power and funding to neighbourhoods can help solve some of our biggest challenges. It seeks to flesh out Keir Starmer’s vision of a society that ensures “local people are in charge...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at a new political and military reality in Europe. Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has established a new political and military reality in Europe. But the continent faces other challenges in the Western Balkans, the Middle East and Africa. Meanwhile, China poses increasing...

This report from UK think tank the IIED looks at experiences of public participation in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal. Effective climate budgeting requires meaningful participation and systematic public engagement. Without these it is difficult for governments to provide climate financing that aligns with household priorities, and households will continue to spend large amounts of money...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at reforming the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. This report proposes a number of reforms to improve the efficiency and value for money of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. This paper is part of the Adam Smith Institute’s “Reforming...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at how to ensure every child can access a good music education. Many young people in England are being denied access to good music education: in schools, there is reduced access to statutory provision and it is now often taught in rotation with other arts...

This report from UK think tank the Institute of Development Studies looks at challenges affording the cost of online connectivity and devices. As every aspect of life – from job seeking to health care – moves online, digital connectivity is a daily necessity, not a luxury. Against the backdrop of the UK’s worst cost of...

This report from UK think tank Onward looks at how can the UK become a science superpower? Since the 1980s, UK science policy has adhered to a mostly arms length science model, driven by curiosity, and disproportionately funded by taxpayers. It has generated a broader and deeper science base than any comparably sized nation and...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at whether efforts have gone far enough to help pandemic related earning loss. This year has seen exams take place again for the first time since 2019, a move back towards the pre-pandemic norm for schools and colleges across the country. But the cohort of...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at reforming the Home Office. This report proposes a number of reforms to improve the efficiency and value for money of the Home Office. This paper is part of the Adam Smith Institute’s “Reforming the Civil Service” series. The Home Office has responsibility for...

This report from UK think tank the IIED provides a spotlight on the long-term finance goal of the Paris Agreement. Article 2 of the Paris Agreement provides a reinforced framework for climate action by setting out three interlinked long-term goals: limiting temperature rise (2.1a); increasing ability to adapt (2.1b); and making financial flows consistent with...

This report from UK think tank CEPEO looks at the disruption caused to pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities by Covid-19. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profoundly disruptive impact on education. Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), whose inclusion was already a challenge before the pandemic, are at risk from being...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Development Studies looks at delivering affordable, nutritious food to low-income communities. Yet food systems are under threat from multiple stressors. During the Covid-19 pandemic, government support was directed at maintaining business activity, so understanding how this affected small food businesses offers insights for future policy design....

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at reforming the Department for Transport. This report proposes a number of reforms to improve the efficiency and value for money of the Department for Transport. This paper is part of the Adam Smith Institute’s “Reforming the Civil Service” series. The Department for Transport...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at vote-trading as a widespread practice in Nigeria. Vote-trading has become a widespread practice in Nigeria, where democracy has struggled to be fully consolidated due to the country’s complex political landscape and its entrenched corrupt political class. Where acute socio-economic hardship persists, vote-selling traps citizens in...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at democratic evolution, national identity and political partisanship in South Korea. Academic and policy analysts are sharply divided over the strength and durability of democracy in South Korea. The political system nominally assures a reliable and representative process. But divisive identity politics, mass protest and the...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how to ensure the FCO is capable of responding to the war in Ukraine and future crises. How should the Foreign Office change now? assesses the impact of a morale-damaging merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International...

This report from the Work Foundation looks at removing barriers to training for people on universal credit. Many people who receive Universal Credit (UC) face conditionality requirements which can impact on their ability to take part in training activity. Through qualitative interviews, this research explored how the training aspirations of people on UC are influenced...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at experiences of in-work poverty in London. This report from Social Market Foundation think-tank examines experience of in-work poverty in London Working lives calls attention to the experience of in-work poverty in London, what drives it, and the impact it has on people (and...

This report from UK think tank the IIED presents an overview of the nature of loss and damage risks affecting low-income countries. This paper presents a detailed overview of the nature of loss and damage risks affecting low-income countries, marginalised groups and people living in poverty in the global South, and how they might be...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at the threat posed by radiological terrorism to the public, the economy and the environment. The report addresses the threat posed by radiological terrorism to the public, the economy, the environment, and the ecological systems across the globe. It also assesses the illicit transnational...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at the economic effects of corporate tax reform in the UK. This report argues that reversing the corporation tax hike and replacing the super-deduction would have significant positive impacts on growth, investment and wages. In 2023, the UK’s corporate income tax rate is scheduled...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at how universities could do more to track and prevent homelessness amongst students. This report argues universities should do more to track and prevent homelessness among their students and could play a wider role in supporting efforts to end all forms of homelessness. It says universities have...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at the impact of childcare costs on those on lower incomes. We’ve published the further analysis of the childcare crisis and its impact on low-income households, for a cross-party commission on childcare led by Siobhain McDonagh MP and John Penrose MP. Childcare costs in...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at reforming the Ministry of Defence. 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 Ministry of Defence This paper is part of the Adam Smith Institute’s...