Reports

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at a fair immigration plan for Labour. The UK’s response to the Ukraine refugee crisis was shockingly slow and inadequate. While European Union members opened their doors to millions of refugees, the UK government dithered and delayed. Its response lacked both competence and compassion. But...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at cascading risks from rising food prices and supply disruptions. Global resource markets are still reeling from the impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; the two countries are major suppliers of energy, food and fertilizers. Supply disruption and the sudden imposition, in response to the crisis,...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at public attitudes to address the cost of living crisis.  The cost of living crisis is hitting the finances of British families hard: the Consumer Financial Confidence Index has dropped to the lowest score in a decade and inflation reached 5.5% in January. But we are...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the Energy Security Strategy and its short-term and long-term implications. The government claims its new energy strategy will boost the UK’s ‘energy security’ Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has spurred deep concern about energy security across Europe. This is largely because many EU member...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the region and where there may be opportunities for the West. In 2021 the Russian Federation, ever seeking to grow its influence and counter Western ‘aggression’, proposed a ‘3+3 Format’ that could be used to bind the region...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at supporting people with complex needs on universal credit. For the UK social security system to provide an effective social safety net, it must work for everyone. Navigating the benefits system and the bureaucracy within it can be demanding for those who rely on it. It is...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at energy security in a net zero world. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest discussion paper, written by Tim Ambler and Peter Edwards, outlines the challenges of ensuring energy security as the UK moves towards Net Zero carbon by 2050. Recent disruptions to the global...

This report from UK think tank the Fabian Society looks at how to tackle digital inequality in a post-pandemic world. Too many people still lack the technology or skills they need to live in today’s online world. This is leading to a widening divide in society, exacerbated by our reliance on digital technology during the...

This report from UK think tank the Henry Jackson Society looks at how the British Government should develop creative plans to deliver air defences to Ukraine. Our latest report finds that the British Government should develop creative plans to deliver air defences to Ukraine as it looks to provide the country with more lethal military...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at how well careers information and guidance serve the people it is meant to support in England. Careers advice should give young people the information and guidance they need to make informed choices about their future. But not everyone gets a full range of...

This report from UK think tank HEPI looks at the study of China in UK schools and universities. The report reviews the current state of teaching and research on China in UK schools and universities. It reveals there is a consensus among UK-China policy experts, the Government and academics that it should be a priority...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at how safer smoking alternatives can level up health and tackle the cost of living crisis. This paper argues that the Government can reduce health inequality and boost incomes by accelerating the adoption of safer smoking alternatives. By accelerating the adoption of safer smoking...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the 12 missions and whether they are clear and measurable. The government’s 12 levelling up ‘missions’ – targets to be achieved by 2030 across a range of policy areas from crime to health to housing – will not reduce regional inequality. The missions...

This report from UK think tank British Future and More in Common looks at the start of a new era of welcoming in Britain. Already well over a hundred thousand families have stepped forward to share their homes and offer sanctuary to those fleeing Ukraine. That level of generosity and previously untapped commitment towards refugees...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the ambitions of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy. In the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, published in March 2021, the UK government set out four strategic objectives for ‘Global Britain’. A year later, Russia’s invasion of...

This report from UK think tank UK in a Changing Europe looks at whether the norms and conventions of the UK's uncodified constitution are still fit for purpose. The UK constitution and system of governance have recently been subjected to unprecedented strain. Brexit and Covid-19, in conjunction with the governing style adopted by the Johnson...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the sectarian appropriation of Iraq's past. Since 2003, Iraq’s elites have appropriated the country’s rich cultural heritage in the service of various undesirable agendas. These range from commercialization to the propagation of sectarian and exclusionary political or religious narratives. Large sections of Iraq’s cultural heritage...

This report from UK think tank Bright Blue looks at reforming business taxes. If the UK's productivity problem can be solved, it will be solved by the choices Britain's businesses make. Yet, government can play an important role in shaping what those decisions will be. Currently, the UK's business tax system needlessly discourages investment and...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at how ministers and officials should use messaging apps – and how they shouldn’t. The government must address the inconsistent guidance – or in some cases no guidance at all – for how ministers, special advisers and civil servants use WhatsApp. Banning WhatsApp in...

This report from UK think tank Localis looks at levelling Up after Brexit, climate change, and COVID. As one of only three regions of the country to be net contributors to the Exchequer, the role of the South East region in advancing the levelling up agenda for national renewal remains pivotal. Resetting the South East...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at how the Government can go for growth and cut the cost of living. Britain has been plunged into a cost of living crisis. Inflation, energy prices, stagnant wages and an increasingly heavy tax burden have all combined to put huge pressure on household...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how policies that cut emissions can also reduce the cost of living, both now and in the future. Inflation is higher than it has been for decades. The price of gas was four times higher in January 2022 than it was a year earlier. Petrol...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at what the government could do to manage a possible cut-off of gas from Russia. The sanctions imposed on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February have had a devastating impact on its economy. Most severe was the move to reduce the Russian...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the impact of forestry reforms on collection and disbursement. Improved transparency and accountability are crucial to strengthening the management of forest sector revenues. Consequently, this has been a particular focus of the international community – through the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at the government's plans to redirect its £2.4bn budget away from payments. By setting high expectations for post-Brexit agricultural support, the government risks its reforms being seen as a failure by some (if not all) of farmers, environmentalists, taxpayers and consumers. This report analyses...