Reports

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at road pricing as a fairer form of motoring taxation. This report from Social Market Foundation think tank sets out a fairer motoring taxation regime, through a nationwide road pricing system As we transition towards electric vehicles that don’t incur fuel duty, the Treasury...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Policy Studies looks at a solution that would deliver for families and the economy. Unaffordable childcare has disastrous social and economic consequences, as women leave the workforce to avoid extortionate childcare costs; this is a hammer blow to equality and national productivity. This CPS briefing paper...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit looks at whether the NI power-sharing arrangements that the Agreement established can survive. This project looks at the state of Northern Ireland politics as the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement approaches its quarter-century. It asks whether and how the power-sharing arrangements that the Agreement established can survive...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at speeding up the switch to sustainable aviation fuel. In this report, we recommend the government set targets for increasing the use of PtL fuel, alongside its planned wider SAF mandate, to tackle climate change, create jobs and support the growth of new green industries across...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at what role does subjective wellbeing play in Levelling Up. This briefing from Social Market Foundation think tank examines the role of “subjective wellbeing” in the levelling up agenda. In the Queen’s Speech 2022, Government has confirmed that it will make a legal commitment...

This report from UK think tank Demos looks at the case for universal employment support. Following the pandemic, the UK’s labour market is in an unusual position, simultaneously experiencing low unemployment and a record 1.28 million vacancies in the first three months of 2022. Our research shows that the current system of employment support, skills...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at seven areas that will see totemic change as a consequence of Putin’s invasion. Russia’s invasion is a global event of rare magnitude that will send shockwaves to “every corner of the planet”. It will have ramifications every bit as significant as the fall...

This briefing from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at Europe and the need for more green investment. In order to be climate neutral by 2050 and to fulfil its 2030 climate targets, Europe needs more green investment. Although total European climate investment is on the rise, thanks in part to the...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at reforming taxis for the 21st century. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest paper, written by Maxwell Marlow, outlines how the UK can improve regulation of taxis and private hire vehicles. The Private Hire Vehicles Act (1998) and Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (1976) should...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at Morpheus, an ICT solution being procured by the Ministry of Defence. The Henry Jackson Society today publishes a report into Morpheus, an ICT solution being procured by the Ministry of Defence. Put simply, the ‘Morpheus’ system is a long-planned replacement for the communications...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at linking investor returns to the Government's net zero targets. Reaching net zero means up-front costs that need public finance. That’s an opportunity for governments to think creatively. In our latest briefing, Scott Corfe and Dr. Raúl C Rosales urge the UK government to...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how a decade of cuts and rising demand for social care affected local services. England’s most deprived areas were hit by the largest local authority spending cuts during a decade of austerity. In a week in which elections are being held in 144...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation analyses the UK's current and potential economic strengths. Key to building a new economic strategy which can revitalise the UK economy after a decade of stagnation is understanding our current strengths, how these strengths evolve, and the trade-offs they present. The report uses global data on...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at defending proven qualifications for school leavers. In this new paper, 11 different authors consider the Westminster Government’s controversial reforms to Level 3 qualifications, including BTECs. While the Government has confirmed that many Applied General qualifications can continue to play a role in the Level 3 landscape,...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at how Labour can reconnect with older voters. Fabian Society research suggests 2 million older voters who did not support Labour in 2019 would consider doing so now. These voters will be key to deciding whether the party wins the next election.To reconnect with older...

This report from UK think tank Civitas provides a comparison of global health systems and how the UK fares. A major new comparison of global health systems places the UK second to bottom across a series of major health care outcomes, including life expectancy and survival rates from cancer, strokes and heart attacks. This comparative...

This report from UK think tank IPPR introduces their new Commission on Health and Prosperity. Covid-19 has been the most significant health shock in modern history. So far, the pandemic has cost 180,000 lives across the UK, and millions continue to experience ongoing disruption to their lives. In 2020, Covid-19 also caused the largest fall...

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at the decrease in imports following the UK's departure of the Single Market. This report documents the decrease in imports and shows how the patterns of imports vary across sectors following the UK’s departure from the Single Market and Customs Unit at the...

This briefing from UK think tank the Foreign Policy Centre looks at the issue of legal intimidation and SLAPPs against media emanating from the UK. A new report published by the Foreign Policy Centre and ARTICLE 19 examines the issue of legal intimidation and SLAPPs emanating from the United Kingdom, but particularly London, against journalists...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust is a survey of teachers across England examining how schools are spending their funding this year. This survey of 1,371 teachers across England, conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) for the Sutton Trust as part of their Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey, examines how...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at international experiences of cannabis liberalisation. Across the world, governments’ approaches to cannabis are changing. In the UK, the substance continues to be largely prohibited, even as a significant portion of the public (41%) are in favour of liberalising. In this new report Jake...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at how the EU can help prevent instability in the water-scarce Maghreb. Over-exploitation and mismanagement of water, worsened by climate change, has made water scarcity of increasing concern in the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya). It constrains agricultural production and access to...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at pawnbroking customers’ options. This report from Social Market Foundation think tank examines the role of pawnbroking in customers’ financial lives. Not everyone has access to an overdraft or a credit card, so what do they do when they need cash to make it...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at the impact of government policy on migration composition and social cohesion. Our latest report finds that the nature of immigration to the UK is changing following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, with fewer European immigrants and far more from India, China, and...

This report from UK think tank the Constitution Unit is the final report of the Citizens Assembly on Democracy and hopes to inform debates about democracy. The Citizens’ Assembly on Democracy in the UK brought together 67 members of the public from across the United Kingdom over six online weekends between 18 September and 12...