Reports

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation assesses trends in social security to prepare for the decade of change ahead. The UK is facing a decade of unprecedented economic change as we adjust to a post-Covid-19 economy, a new economic context outside the European Union (EU), and the decarbonisation of the economy. And the...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the challenges facing emerging leaders of the Millennial generation. This report is the first output of Cohort 2040, a project seeking to better understand the challenge facing emerging leaders of the Millennial generation and to build a community that helps these leaders more effectively continue the...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at the case for UK membership of CPTPP. Pacific Vim, published by the Centre for Policy Studies, argues that the most common objections to CPTPP based on workers’ rights, environmental protection, food standards, agriculture, the NHS, sovereignty, and more do not stand up...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit provides the results of a survey of the UK population on democracy in the UK after Brexit. The past decade in UK politics has raised fundamental questions about the kind of democracy we want to live in. What role should be played by referendums? Where should...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government presents the seven steps the government needs to take to maintain momentum on climate change. The government’s response to the energy price crisis right will be critical to preserving political and public support for net zero policies. This report sets out seven steps the government...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at how Net Zero can revitalise the UK’s industrial heartlands. Levelling Up and Net Zero are two of the Government’s top priorities. Yet as this report points out, the North and Midlands are home to the areas with highest emissions per person in...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at the new set of rules to improve competition online. At the end of 2021, the European Parliament agreed on its preferred version of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a set of new rules to improve competition online. The DMA is part of...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at three ways to ensure efficient use of increased funding for public services. What does 'public service reform' look like in the 2020s? This briefing from the Social Market Foundation considers three ways the Government might seek to ensure increased funding for public services...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at why Russia has massed troops on its border and issued an ultimatum to the West. The report investigates why Russia has massed upwards of 175,000 troops on its border with Ukraine since November 2021, and issued an ultimatum to the West. Three sets...

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at focus groups based in Yorkshire and Humberside and their issues and priorities. The 2019 general election gave birth to a new term for understanding electoral geography, the Red Wall. This report, ‘Understanding the Red Wall: Politics and identity in the new electoral battlegrounds’, focusses...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at the pros and cons of using first-in-family as a key measure of disadvantage. First-in-family students make up a majority of young first- degree students yet face a number of challenges. So they are now the focus of many specific interventions in the UK and the USA....

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation looks at change in the UK labour market and the role of worker mobility. This report is about the nature and speed of change in the UK’s labour market, about how past periods of rapid change have happened, and about workers’ experiences as they have lived...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue maps the impacts of flooding in the UK since 2007. Flooding is one of the most serious climate-related risks that the UK faces. A clear understanding of how it is affecting or could affect specific key public services, critical infrastructure and key businesses is fundamental to improving...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at the scientific evidence on interventions for sequestering carbon on working farms. In this report we review the scientific evidence on different interventions for sequestering carbon on working farms, and outline the challenges that need to be addressed in order for there to be a credible...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at the benefits and challenges of home working during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has normalised home working among UK workers. This report provides a unique and detailed examination of the home working experiment of the past two years. The report unearths the trends in and...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at engaging with under-represented groups to improve social mobility. Access to apprenticeships for young people and those from disadvantaged backgrounds is an ongoing problem, particularly among the most sought-after apprenticeship opportunities. Previous research by the Sutton Trust has highlighted the access gap at degree apprenticeships...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at what the Johnson government achieved – and what is left to do. Over half (55%) of the Conservative government’s 2019 manifesto pledges are completed or on track – but 41 pledges are at risk of failure or have been delayed, suspended or abandoned....

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at whether the impartiality of the police service is threatened by a doctrine of identity politics. When we encounter the police, can we rely on them to apply the law impartially? To act without fear or favour has been seen as the essence of policing since the first...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at options and priorities for rebuilding a collapsed system in Venezuela. In Venezuela, as around the world, the provision of reliable and affordable electric power is essential for the availability of vital humanitarian services such as healthcare and water supply, as well as enabling public transport,...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at how extremists utilise platforms’ algorithms to radicalise vulnerable people. This report looks at how extremists utilise platforms’ algorithms to radicalise vulnerable people. It finds that algorithms in use on social media platforms aid extremists and lead more people to self-radicalisation, it is the...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the barriers facing those on UC in accessing training.  Because of support like the furlough scheme, the UK's employment rate has remained lower than was projected. But many people are still on UC, including nearly 2.8 million people who face requirements that make it...

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks if we are moving parliamentary democracy to the regulatory state. At the forefront of Britain’s response to Covid-19 is the emergence of a new phase in the growth of the regulatory state. Many of the features of our pandemic response reflected the ongoing transformation of the state....

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at improving criminal justice outcomes for ethnic minorities. This report from the UK think tank Social Market Foundation looks into the experiences of ethnic minority individuals in the criminal justice system. In this briefing, Dr Aveek Bhattacharya gets to the heart of a really...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at hyperglobalization and the heterogeneity of protest movements. Populist challengers to the political establishment have emerged across Europe in recent years, with both right-wing and left-wing movements and parties gaining traction. Many theories have been put forward to explain the phenomenon, given the significant impact of...

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust looks at a comparison of healthcare integration policy and progress across the four countries of the UK. Across the four counties of the UK, integration of health and social care has been a policy priority driven by the needs of a population that is living longer...