Scrapping the heat in buildings bill is the wrong decision and puts Scotland’s climate targets even further out of reach. Without legislation there is no credible plan to deliver the massive project ...

Migrant families subject to the no recourse to public funds (NRPF) condition are prevented from accessing most forms of support with childcare costs, including the expanded entitlement for working ...

Making sure support mechanisms are in place for workers at the Grangemouth refinery, and for anyone else in employment across Scotland, is crucial. Anyone who lives in or passes through central ...

Child poverty remains a persistent and deeply rooted issue in the UK. In 2022/23 it was estimated that 4.3 million children live in relative poverty, and this number has risen in recent years. Among ...

This week, voters across the UK will participate in devolved and local elections. The political and policy landscapes are very different from 2017 when the first of England’s metro mayoral elections ...

The UK is one of the most regionally divided countries in the developed world. Over-centralisation, ingrained in a culture that assumes that ‘Whitehall knows best’, is the root cause of this. This ...

IPPR and The Conduit are hosting a joint events series on understanding the politics of today in the run up to the general election. With the general election now looming and Keir Starmer’s Labour ...

New analysis finds 46 per cent of children in families with non-UK born parents live in poverty “I can’t buy clothes for my children, I can’t buy them shoes, I can’t buy them a single toy, I can’t buy ...

Childcare in England isn’t working, for children, parents, or providers. A patchwork of government-funded support leaves parents battling against eye-wateringly high costs, while providers are ...

Public attitudes to immigration have warmed considerably in recent years. This paper – drawing on new analysis of attitudes data, including the British Election Study and the Ipsos immigration tracker ...

IPPR has reacted to reports that the Treasury is submitting to the Office for Budget Responsibility a plan for billions of pounds in spending cuts to welfare and other departments. Avnee Morjaria, ...