Reports

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the convergence of French and German approaches to Russia. Areas of common interest in French and German approaches to Russia make it possible to envisage cooperation between Paris and Berlin in the security and the economic spheres. Both France and Germany are determined to confront...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at a new vision for London as a fairer, safer, greener, and more prosperous city. This is the final report from Centre for London’s London Futures review, setting out a new vision for London as a fairer, safer, greener, and more prosperous city. Our...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies looks at the reduction of national income the UK devotes to public spending on education. The cuts to education spending over the last decade are effectively without precedent in post-war UK history, including a 9% real-terms fall in school spending per pupil and a...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at the needs and preferences of those who work in the gig economy. This report from the UK think tank Social Market Foundation looks into the experiences of those working in the gig economy. The gig economy is one of the most debated changes...

This paper from UK think tank Civitas looks at China's expanding military training programmes for developing Commonwealth countries.  With Barbados to become a republic and remove the Queen as head of state – a decision which, according to some sources, appears to have been influenced by China – interest in the extent and impacts of...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at innovative dynamism after Covid-19. This latest paper, by economics professor Dr Arthur M. Diamond, Jr, makes the case that the state lacks the entrepreneurialism and innovation provided by the private sector — and both struggled to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and should...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at graduates’ perspectives on the student loan system in England. England’s higher education funding system has been reformed many times, leading to a system based on high fees and loans. Undergraduate tuition fees for full-time students were introduced in 1998 and rose to £3,000 a year in...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at incentives for engagement and implementation. In recent years, Mozambique has become the focus of increasing international investment in the exploration and exploitation of its abundant mineral resources, but ongoing instability creates challenges for the security of operating companies and their workers. State and private security...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust looks at what the NHS can learn about digital health care from other European countries. The rapid increase in the use of technology during the Covid-19 pandemic shows that digital health technology will be a fundamental part of health system recovery and for preparing for the...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust is a landmark study looking at the role of higher education in social mobility. The research is a landmark piece of work for the study of social mobility in this country, utilising data on socio-economic background and education pathways linked to adult labour market outcomes for...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at drawing lessons from Syria to improve global reporting systems. Despite the existence of international conventions and laws governing the use of force in war, attacks against healthcare workers and facilities remain a feature of contemporary armed conflict. Analysis by WHO indicates that the number of...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation assesses the permanent implications of Covid-19 for the UK’s labour market. The scale of the Covid-19 crisis, its cause, and the speed at which it hit, have all been different from previous crises. The highly unequal impact on different sectors, the scale of behavioural change – with...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at reforming the NHS charging system. The system of charging migrants for healthcare in England has become increasingly stringent in recent years. Since the introduction of the new rules, there is a growing body of evidence highlighting their adverse impacts. Through interviews with people with direct experience...

This report from UK think tank Localis looks at how to build for flood resilience. The UK is experiencing more extreme weather events including flooding and rising sea-levels. The planning system must absorb and adapt to new circumstances wrought by climate change, with flooding a particular area of concern. This is most clearly manifest at...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at securing the raw materials needed for the UK's green transition. Green technologies, such as wind turbines and electric vehicles, are developed using critical raw materials. While central to achieving the government’s green industrial revolution and creating thousands of new jobs, supply chain risks threaten to...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how the House can regulate MP's second jobs more tightly. The decision of the House of Commons to place limits on the outside interests pursued by MPs has established a clear public expectation that change is on the way. But although the House...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at a Churchillian solution to covid debt. This latest paper, written by Dr. Eamonn Butler and Gabriel Stein, argues that the Government could finance debt accrued from Covid-related spending in the same way as Britain has done for past wars: using ‘consols’: The Government...

This report from UK think tank Centre for European Reform looks at the credibility of the UK's nuclear deterrence policy. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the UK plans to increase its nuclear warhead stockpile. Britain’s nuclear weapons have for decades been intended to defend its NATO allies as well...

This report from UK think tank New Local looks at the powers that councils and communities need to fix our broken planning system. It’s not NIMBYs preventing housing being built – it’s a system that creates conflict by design. Local planning authorities should be given the chance to let communities say Yes. Housing Beyond Markets...

This report from UK think tank Institute of Development Studies looks at the effect on religiously marginalised groups from the covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has had direct and indirect effects on religiously marginalised groups, exacerbating existing inequities and undermining ambitions for those ‘furthest behind’ to be reached and supported through the Sustainable Development Goals...

This report from UK think tank Institute of Development Studies looks at religious minorities living in urban slums in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states in India. This policy briefing, written by Dr Joanna Howard (IDS) and a co-author (who must remain anonymous for reasons of personal security), draws on research with religious minorities living in...

This report from UK think tank the Legatum Institute is the 15th Prosperity Index looking at the performance of 167 nations.  The Legatum Prosperity Index™ analyses the performance of 167 nations across 67 policy-focused elements, measured by 300 country-level indicators. The Index enables us to construct a thoroughly comprehensive picture of prosperity, across its institutional,...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation looks at how ready UK firms are for the decisive decade? The UK is set for a decade of major change, with private sector firms in the front line. How ready are they for this change? What form should policy towards business take within a new economic...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at what we can learn from movements that have made change for our efforts to create change today. Movements change the world. Throughout history, loosely organised networks of individuals and organisations have sought changes to societies – and won. From the abolitionist struggle and campaigns for voting...

This report from UK think tank EDSK looks at the future of assessment and accountability in primary schools. Making Progress looks at the future of primary assessment and accountability in England. The report proposes moving away from distorting high-stakes tests like SATs and replacing them with more regular shorter online assessments in three subjects: reading;...