In late July 2024, the seaside town of Southport in Merseyside burst into the national consciousness when it suffered two ...

A new taskforce has been launched today to review and improve how children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) are supported across England. The IPPR Inclusion ...

The far-right capitalised on Southport’s disrepair to sow disorder, says new paper published by IPPR Closure of pubs, piers and parks are pushing people into isolation, more time spent online, and ...

Our new inclusion taskforce will focus on reforming England's failing special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. IPPR have announced the launch of a new inclusion taskforce, dedicated ...

Young people in the north of England are being locked out of opportunity. Regional divides, a widening gap in healthy life expectancy, and rising child poverty mean many won’t do better than their ...

Transport policy can make a material difference to people’s finances, especially those struggling to make ends meet. It can ...

Asylum accommodation costs have soared in recent years, with billions of pounds being spent on housing people in inadequate conditions, which is both a waste of public funds and a failure to meet ...

New analysis of the government’s planned transport spending shows that, unless investment in the Northern Powerhouse goes ahead, London is set to receive almost 3 times more per person than the North; ...

A crisis of lost learning is sweeping across schools in England. Children cannot learn if they are not in school and not engaged. This means attainment cannot be raised further, employment outcomes ...

For decades, governments of all stripes have promised to give children a better, healthier start to life. But despite this – and some notable policy successes – the UK continues to fall short on ...

Lowering tax on profits is not a ‘magic bullet’ to boost much-needed economic growth, says IPPR paper Despite a “race to the bottom” on corporation tax, UK business investment has been among lowest of ...