Reports

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation looks at managing fiscal pressures in the 2020s. The 2020s are set to be a decade in which the spending pressures from ageing intensify, healthcare costs continue to rise, and the state needs to invest more to drive a rapid transition to net zero. These trends will...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at what worked, what didn’t and what next for the Gove reforms. A decade since Michael Gove passed legislation allowing all schools to convert to academy status, this report sets out a programme of reform to build a coherent all-academy system. It argues that...

This report from UK think tank Onward looks at the case for civil service relocation. The Government’s desire to “level up” economic opportunity and govern in the interests of historically left-behind areas is being undermined by slow progress in moving large numbers of civil servants out of Whitehall. Our analysis shows that, despite bold ministerial...

This report from UK think tank Social Market Foundation looks at new evidence on the attitudes of home heat installers towards decarbonisation and heat pumps. Getting to net zero crucially means replacing millions of those fossil-fuel burning gas boilers with something else, like a heat pump. But is the workforce prepared for this monumental task?...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the attempt by the government to turn a campaigning slogan into a plan of action. The Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper is a genuine attempt by the government to turn a campaigning slogan into a plan of action – one that...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at creating a post-pandemic world of healthier work. That work determines health has been impossible to ignore during a pandemic. People in ‘working class jobs’ have been around twice as likely to die from Covid-19 than those in ‘middle class jobs’. And those in the lowest paid...

This report from UK think tank Civitas looks at why Brexit's benefits to the UK have been widely underestimated. In this report published by Civitas, Professor Minford (Professor of Applied Economics, Cardiff University) analyses the ways in which official trade modelling and policy assumptions have underestimated the gains from free trade with non-EU countries. The...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at three key power relationships at the heart of the constitution that are currently under strain. The UK’s constitution has been placed under huge strain by Brexit and the pandemic. This has also created an opportunity to reinvigorate UK democracy, restore trust in the...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice provides a new vision for supporting victims of modern slavery. These are just some of the thousands of lives devasted by modern slavery across our country. Over 10,000 people were referred to the Home Office as possible victims of modern slavery in 2020, but...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how the government dealt with the pandemic alongside long-term policy goals. Major reform is needed for government to respond to crises like the pandemic while simultaneously delivering long-term policy goals. Whitehall Monitor 2022 reveals how the government has been handling the Covid crisis...

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at how policy and policymaking have changed in a range of sectors. Brexit is done, but what does it mean? Doing things differently? Policy after Brexit brings together a number experts in their respective fields to investigate how policy and policymaking have changed...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation looks at the proposed reforms to flexible working regulations. Government has proposed reforms to flexible working regulations, but to support wider access to flexible working, barriers to take-up should be addressed. This article features stories of two people we spoke with: Laura, who has found remote...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at reforming taxes on work and wealth. The report proposes that the UK should lower taxes on an individual's work to aid the post-COVID economic recovery and reward effort and enterprise. At the same time, the UK should increase taxes on an individual's wealth to some...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how the UK must abandon its delusions to deal effectively with Russia. The political relationship between the UK and Russia is broken. It is unlikely to recover significantly in the foreseeable future: the foundations of the relationship have long been fragile, primarily because the two...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for London looks at how to accommodate London’s industrial future. Industrial land is crucial to London’s economy but over the last two decades too much of this land has been lost. This report explores the future of London's industrial land. In twenty years, almost a quarter of...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at generating a sophisticated understanding of complex operating environments. The Integrated Review highlighted the need for the UK to adopt innovative approaches to international engagement. While state threats – most prominently from Russia and China – are an important consideration for the UK’s defence planning, the...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at the case against disaster corporatism. This latest paper, by Matthew Lesh, ASI Fellow and Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, argues that businesses and governments must return to their proper roles in order to kickstart the post-pandemic recovery. Free...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation assesses the UK’s new Indo-Pacific trade focus. This briefing note looks at the implications of the Government’s trade policy pivot to target the fast-growing Indo-Pacific region, following its unsuccessful attempt to deliver a trade deal with the US. It focuses on the impact of a possible trade...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at poverty in London and the role of business in helping tackle it. This report calls attention to the scale of in-work poverty in the UK and London today, what drives it, and the impact it has. It is a part of a wider...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at Iran’s nuclear programme and the vulnerability of Iran’s nuclear facilities to ‘drone’ strikes. Nuclear security and nuclear proliferation are issues of major concern to the international community. In this context, this research report assesses Iran’s nuclear programme, and more specifically the vulnerability of...

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...