Reports

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at social mobility, covid and education recovery. In the 14 months that have passed since the closure of Britain’s schools in March 2020, our education system has faced an extraordinary challenge. Our priority now should be to do everything in our power to help young...

This article from UK think tank the Foreign Policy Centre looks at how UK commitments to tackle financial crime and corruption appear to disappear. Unsafe for Scrutiny's Project Director, Susan Coughtrie, highlights the importance of three British media outlets – Financial Times, openDemocracy & The Observer – publishing articles last week about the impact of...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation is the launch report of The Economy 2030 Inquiry. This report marks the launch of The Economy 2030 Inquiry, a landmark collaboration between the Resolution Foundation and the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. Its contention is that...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform argue that Europe’s hawkish approach to debt and inflation is outdated. While the Biden administration is enacting a big fiscal stimulus to boost the recovery, Europe’s public debate is starting on when to withdraw economic support and start reducing debt. In their new Centre...

This report from UK think tank the Foreign Policy Centre examines the pressure on human rights in Tajikistan. After almost 30 years of independence, Tajikistan finds itself in a very difficult place, combining extreme poverty with a system that brooks no dissent. Tajikistan’s descent into authoritarianism has taken place gradually but inexorably since the end...

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at how to counter the financing of self-activating terrorism in Europe. This Occasional Paper analyses the financial behaviours of self-activating terrorists from across the ideological spectrum and offers guidance on how CTF efforts might be shaped to the distinct contours of this threat.

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust looks at financial support for those that need to isolate. Asking people with Covid-19 to self-isolate is vital to keep the pandemic under control as lockdown measures ease, yet only 52% of people who have symptoms isolate. This briefing by the Nuffield Trust and the Resolution...

This report from UK think tank the Sutton Trust looks at how various proxies for family background correlate with long-run family income. A major challenge when contextualising admissions to university, or recruitment for jobs, is access to high quality information on a young person’s background, to identify those who should benefit. Granular and verifiable information...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation explores the labour market and mental health impact of Covid-19 on young people. This report marks the beginning of a three-year research programme at the Resolution Foundation investigating the links between the labour market and mental health outcomes of young people. In this launch paper, we examine...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the reform of the UK farming system in the context of nature and climate crises. Reforming our farming system is of critical importance if we are to rise to the challenge of the nature and climate crises. But farming in the UK is facing not one...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how myths and misconceptions affect Western policy, and what can be done. This report deconstructs 16 of the most prevalent myths and misconceptions that shape contemporary Western thinking on Russia. It explains their detrimental impact on the design and execution of policy, and in each...

This report from UK think tank the IIED looks at the ‘super year’ of meetings that will chart a decade of action to address threats to climate, nature and people. Biodiversity loss is accelerating, while the global response lags behind. We failed to meet any of the previous 10-year targets for biodiversity conservations set under...

This report from UK think tank The Sutton Trust looks at the global picture of HE admissions systems and timetables. England has a ‘pre-qualification’ system of higher education admissions, where applications and offers are made to young people before exam results are received. While in most cases offers are conditional on achieving a grade target...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government looks at whether the Johnson government has lived up to its promises. The government could not have foreseen a global pandemic when it decided on its manifesto promises ahead of the December 2019 general election. Still, it has completed some of its flagship pledges, most...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for European Reform looks at how the EU works with its neighbours in foreign and security policy. The European Union’s neighbours are a diverse group of countries, including candidates for membership, countries that are NATO members and are not seeking EU membership, and countries that aspire to...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies looks at predictions on retirement savings from an economic model of household saving behaviour. Most individuals need to save privately for retirement if they are to maintain their living standards when they stop working. There has been lots of research and discussion on how...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at end of life care and how to build back better after Covid-19. Covid-19 has caused serious disruption to end of life care provision in England. Excess deaths have spiked due to the pandemic, putting more strain on providers. The hospice sector has seen their fundraising disrupted,...

This briefing from UK think tank the Foreign Policy Centre looks at what does Russia want. Dr Kevork Oskanian looks at the question of 'What does Russia want?' and how not all roads lead through NATO.

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how to start addressing the many challenges currently facing the UK food system. The global food system is intricately linked to many of the greatest problems facing the world today, from the rise of non-communicable diseases, childhood hunger and food insecurity to environmental degradation, species loss...

This report from UK think tank Localis looks at how this moment of collective renewal provides an opportunity to truly empower the local state.  The Plan for Growth, released in March 2021, is the UK government’s new plan setting out its view on how to recover from the pandemic through ‘building back better’ and ‘levelling...

This report from UK the Social Market Foundation looks at Albanian migration to the UK as a microcosm of the complexities within the UK’s asylum system. For the refugee rights sector the Government’s New Plan for Immigration presents a fundamental challenge, designed as it is to more transparently share the Government’s struggles with immigration control...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at how Global Britain can lead on tobacco harm reduction and save millions of lives. This report explains how this is the UK’s golden opportunity to take leadership on tobacco harm reduction: The United Kingdom has taken a world-leading role in promoting the life-saving...

This report from UK think tank IIED provides a guide for negotiators on the Biodiversity Framework. The post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) will be a major milestone in global agreements on biodiversity conservation, setting international ambition for the next decade. This guide is intended to support Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) who...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation looks at employee share ownership and the post-COVID economy. This report sets out the case for an expansion of employee share ownership in the UK, and for the share ownership agenda to form a key part of a “fair and strong economic recovery” narrative as...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at potential areas for new green jobs across Britain. The prime minister has also pledged a ‘green recovery’ from coronavirus and the government has pledged action on climate and nature. Against this backdrop, Green Alliance commissioned WPI Economics to consider the potential for new green job...