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Where did all the voters go?
📺 IPPR's Dr Parth Patel tells the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that we are getting awfully close to the tipping point where elections lose legitimacy because the majority did not take part.
📺 IPPR's Dr Parth Patel tells the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that we are getting awfully close to the tipping point where elections lose legitimacy because the majority did not take part.
The tax system is dysfunctional. It taxes workers more than the wealthy and it's riddled with inefficiencies. Tomorrow's Budget is a chance to fix that.
📺 @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
📺 @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The tax system is dysfunctional. It taxes workers more than the wealthy and it's riddled with inefficiencies. Tomorrow's Budget is a chance to fix that.
📺 @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
📺 @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
Should the government use tomorrow's Budget to abolish the two-child benefit cap?
📺 @rachaelhenry.bsky.social makes the case for taxing gambling companies to pay for it on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
📺 @rachaelhenry.bsky.social makes the case for taxing gambling companies to pay for it on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Should the government use tomorrow's Budget to abolish the two-child benefit cap?
📺 @rachaelhenry.bsky.social makes the case for taxing gambling companies to pay for it on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
📺 @rachaelhenry.bsky.social makes the case for taxing gambling companies to pay for it on @gbnewsonline.bsky.social 👇
👶| NEW BLOG: Migrant families are the missing piece in the UK’s child poverty strategy. Our new analysis sets out what must change to make it work for everyone. Read here ⬇️ www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
Making the Child Poverty Strategy work for migrant families | IPPR
At the time of writing, the UK government is preparing to launch a new national strategy to tackle child poverty. Weeks into being newly elected, prime min
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November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
👶| NEW BLOG: Migrant families are the missing piece in the UK’s child poverty strategy. Our new analysis sets out what must change to make it work for everyone. Read here ⬇️ www.ippr.org/articles/mak...
IPPR has long called for the expansion of the sugar tax. Why? 🧵
UK to extend sugar tax to cover milkshakes and pre-packed lattes
UK to extend sugar tax to cover milkshakes and pre-packed lattes
Health secretary tells MPs the government ‘will not look away as children get unhealthier’
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Sweet-toothed consumers face paying more for their milkshakes and pre-packaged lattes after the government confirmed plans for a tougher sugar tax.
Designed to tackle obesity, the levy currently applies to drinks with a sugar content of 5g for each 100ml. However, after a public consultation this is being cut to 4.5g for each 100ml. Continue reading...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
IPPR has long called for the expansion of the sugar tax. Why? 🧵
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4.45 million children in the UK live in poverty, and nearly 4 in 10 are in families where both parents were born abroad.
My blog sets out why this must be recognised in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc8mp55p
My blog sets out why this must be recognised in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc8mp55p
Making the Child Poverty Strategy work for migrant families | IPPR
At the time of writing, the UK government is preparing to launch a new national strategy to tackle child poverty. Weeks into being newly elected, prime min
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November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
4.45 million children in the UK live in poverty, and nearly 4 in 10 are in families where both parents were born abroad.
My blog sets out why this must be recognised in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc8mp55p
My blog sets out why this must be recognised in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc8mp55p
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Last week’s asylum + immigration plans raised major concerns, with measures that could deepen delays, increase destitution + further strain the system.
Equally troubling is the rhetoric used to justify them. Terms like “asylum shoppers” or “abusing generosity” rely on divisive tropes, not evidence.
Equally troubling is the rhetoric used to justify them. Terms like “asylum shoppers” or “abusing generosity” rely on divisive tropes, not evidence.
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Last week’s asylum + immigration plans raised major concerns, with measures that could deepen delays, increase destitution + further strain the system.
Equally troubling is the rhetoric used to justify them. Terms like “asylum shoppers” or “abusing generosity” rely on divisive tropes, not evidence.
Equally troubling is the rhetoric used to justify them. Terms like “asylum shoppers” or “abusing generosity” rely on divisive tropes, not evidence.
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Lots of performative doom about the UK economy going on. Here a useful reality check fromthe @economist.com. Cheer up a bit everybody!
Eg this year "the FTSE has returned 23% against the S&P’s 12%".
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Eg this year "the FTSE has returned 23% against the S&P’s 12%".
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Investors are telling Britain to cheer up a bit
The country’s economic problems are real, but its assets are doing surprisingly well
www.economist.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Lots of performative doom about the UK economy going on. Here a useful reality check fromthe @economist.com. Cheer up a bit everybody!
Eg this year "the FTSE has returned 23% against the S&P’s 12%".
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Eg this year "the FTSE has returned 23% against the S&P’s 12%".
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
💼 Tomorrow’s Budget is a big test. Here are the five steps Rachel Reeves should take - via @rachaelhenry.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
💼 Tomorrow’s Budget is a big test. Here are the five steps Rachel Reeves should take - via @rachaelhenry.bsky.social
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NEW EPISODE: Is the AI bubble about to burst?
Is the dotcom crash a vision of our future? Has the AI hype outpaced profits? And if the bubble bursts, what does it mean for the rest of us?
Ayeisha is joined by Eleanor Shearer from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @carsjung.bsky.social from @ippr.org 1/
Is the dotcom crash a vision of our future? Has the AI hype outpaced profits? And if the bubble bursts, what does it mean for the rest of us?
Ayeisha is joined by Eleanor Shearer from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @carsjung.bsky.social from @ippr.org 1/
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
NEW EPISODE: Is the AI bubble about to burst?
Is the dotcom crash a vision of our future? Has the AI hype outpaced profits? And if the bubble bursts, what does it mean for the rest of us?
Ayeisha is joined by Eleanor Shearer from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @carsjung.bsky.social from @ippr.org 1/
Is the dotcom crash a vision of our future? Has the AI hype outpaced profits? And if the bubble bursts, what does it mean for the rest of us?
Ayeisha is joined by Eleanor Shearer from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social and @carsjung.bsky.social from @ippr.org 1/
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1/ One of the privileges of writing 'It Takes A Village' with @ippr.org has been hearing from parents about what it’s really like raising healthy children today.
Together with a @publicfirst.bsky.social survey of 1,500+ parents, we held 6 focus groups across England.
Here are my key takeaways 👇
Together with a @publicfirst.bsky.social survey of 1,500+ parents, we held 6 focus groups across England.
Here are my key takeaways 👇
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
1/ One of the privileges of writing 'It Takes A Village' with @ippr.org has been hearing from parents about what it’s really like raising healthy children today.
Together with a @publicfirst.bsky.social survey of 1,500+ parents, we held 6 focus groups across England.
Here are my key takeaways 👇
Together with a @publicfirst.bsky.social survey of 1,500+ parents, we held 6 focus groups across England.
Here are my key takeaways 👇
There was a target back in 2018 to halve childhood obesity. But new data shows that one in ten children in reception and one in five year 6 children are living with obesity.
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
There was a target back in 2018 to halve childhood obesity. But new data shows that one in ten children in reception and one in five year 6 children are living with obesity.
🪙 What is the Budget and why does it matter for you?
Read more from @carsjung.bsky.social on what the government should do next week 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/fairness-first-how-the-budget-can-make-life-better-and-the-economy-stronger
Read more from @carsjung.bsky.social on what the government should do next week 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/fairness-first-how-the-budget-can-make-life-better-and-the-economy-stronger
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🪙 What is the Budget and why does it matter for you?
Read more from @carsjung.bsky.social on what the government should do next week 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/fairness-first-how-the-budget-can-make-life-better-and-the-economy-stronger
Read more from @carsjung.bsky.social on what the government should do next week 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/fairness-first-how-the-budget-can-make-life-better-and-the-economy-stronger
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New report out today: It Takes A Village
There’s something fitting about publishing this @ippr.org
work on childhood health on my final day before mat leave (and as I tend to a toddler with the flu!)
www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
There’s something fitting about publishing this @ippr.org
work on childhood health on my final day before mat leave (and as I tend to a toddler with the flu!)
www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
It takes a village: Empowering families and communities to improve children's health | IPPR
Improving children’s health has been a priority for decades. Yet, despite billions of pounds of investment and countless initiatives, outcomes are stagnati
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November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New report out today: It Takes A Village
There’s something fitting about publishing this @ippr.org
work on childhood health on my final day before mat leave (and as I tend to a toddler with the flu!)
www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
There’s something fitting about publishing this @ippr.org
work on childhood health on my final day before mat leave (and as I tend to a toddler with the flu!)
www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
Families are being left to fend for themselves as the NHS is struggling to support parents. If we want a more preventative NHS, we must start by backing parents with the support they need to keep their children healthy.
Find out more here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
Find out more here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Families are being left to fend for themselves as the NHS is struggling to support parents. If we want a more preventative NHS, we must start by backing parents with the support they need to keep their children healthy.
Find out more here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
Find out more here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
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📢 New @ippr.org report ‘It takes a village’ details how families are 'the hidden backbone of the health system'…
…But go largely unacknowledged in policy or service design. 🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
…But go largely unacknowledged in policy or service design. 🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
📢 New @ippr.org report ‘It takes a village’ details how families are 'the hidden backbone of the health system'…
…But go largely unacknowledged in policy or service design. 🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
…But go largely unacknowledged in policy or service design. 🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
Patchy advice is pushing new parents online, exposing them to misinformation and overload—and making it even harder to know how to keep their children healthy.
Read our new report here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
Read our new report here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Patchy advice is pushing new parents online, exposing them to misinformation and overload—and making it even harder to know how to keep their children healthy.
Read our new report here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
Read our new report here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
👶 | NEW REPORT: After decades of promises, children’s health is still stalling. Parents are doing more than ever, but the system isn’t backing them. This report sets out a new plan to create the conditions every child needs to thrive.
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
👶 | NEW REPORT: After decades of promises, children’s health is still stalling. Parents are doing more than ever, but the system isn’t backing them. This report sets out a new plan to create the conditions every child needs to thrive.
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/it-...
Cost of living pressures are biting hard. In this clip, @carsjung.bsky.social breaks down shrinkflation ahead of the Budget 🍫
Our latest blog sets out what the government should do next week to ease the squeeze on households 👉 www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
Our latest blog sets out what the government should do next week to ease the squeeze on households 👉 www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Cost of living pressures are biting hard. In this clip, @carsjung.bsky.social breaks down shrinkflation ahead of the Budget 🍫
Our latest blog sets out what the government should do next week to ease the squeeze on households 👉 www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
Our latest blog sets out what the government should do next week to ease the squeeze on households 👉 www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
'There's no reason that terraced house in Blackpool should be paying more tax than a mansion in Kensington.' @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on LBC News. Read our solutions to the UK's broken tax system 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/fairness-first-how-the-budget-can-make-life-better-and-the-economy-stronger
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
'There's no reason that terraced house in Blackpool should be paying more tax than a mansion in Kensington.' @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on LBC News. Read our solutions to the UK's broken tax system 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/fairness-first-how-the-budget-can-make-life-better-and-the-economy-stronger
No one likes tax rises. But there is a way through the Budget that’s about choices: prioritising services, investment and lower bills over blunt cuts and short-term fixes. Read the latest from us here: www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
No one likes tax rises. But there is a way through the Budget that’s about choices: prioritising services, investment and lower bills over blunt cuts and short-term fixes. Read the latest from us here: www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
💼 | NEW BLOG: A fair Budget means picking the right fights. That starts with closing loopholes for wealth and high-value property, taxing unfair profits, and using the revenue to cut bills for most households. Read our plan for a credible, pro-growth Budget 👉 www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
November 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💼 | NEW BLOG: A fair Budget means picking the right fights. That starts with closing loopholes for wealth and high-value property, taxing unfair profits, and using the revenue to cut bills for most households. Read our plan for a credible, pro-growth Budget 👉 www.ippr.org/articles/fai...
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Good news that public landowners will be setting out how they are meeting nature restoration targets!
@ippr.org previously called on public landowners to play a greater role in contributing to 30x30 and Environment Act targets - this is a move in the right direction
www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
@ippr.org previously called on public landowners to play a greater role in contributing to 30x30 and Environment Act targets - this is a move in the right direction
www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Good news that public landowners will be setting out how they are meeting nature restoration targets!
@ippr.org previously called on public landowners to play a greater role in contributing to 30x30 and Environment Act targets - this is a move in the right direction
www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
@ippr.org previously called on public landowners to play a greater role in contributing to 30x30 and Environment Act targets - this is a move in the right direction
www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
An effective, humane way to manage migration? @marleymorris.bsky.social discusses the potential of the one in, one out scheme on TalkTV 🎥
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
An effective, humane way to manage migration? @marleymorris.bsky.social discusses the potential of the one in, one out scheme on TalkTV 🎥
Closing tax loopholes isn't bad for growth - it boosts efficiency and protects demand. The chancellor can raise tens of billions by targeting unfair wealth, landlords, banks and gambling companies, without hurting GDP. @rachaelhenry.bsky.social for @lbc.co.uk 👇
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Closing tax loopholes isn't bad for growth - it boosts efficiency and protects demand. The chancellor can raise tens of billions by targeting unfair wealth, landlords, banks and gambling companies, without hurting GDP. @rachaelhenry.bsky.social for @lbc.co.uk 👇
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Some thoughts on yesterday's asylum announcement.
Asylum clearly in need of reform - small boat numbers too high, processing too slow and hotel use too costly.
Gov wants principles of fairness/contribution to underpin reforms.
These are right principles. But will reforms deliver?
Asylum clearly in need of reform - small boat numbers too high, processing too slow and hotel use too costly.
Gov wants principles of fairness/contribution to underpin reforms.
These are right principles. But will reforms deliver?
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Some thoughts on yesterday's asylum announcement.
Asylum clearly in need of reform - small boat numbers too high, processing too slow and hotel use too costly.
Gov wants principles of fairness/contribution to underpin reforms.
These are right principles. But will reforms deliver?
Asylum clearly in need of reform - small boat numbers too high, processing too slow and hotel use too costly.
Gov wants principles of fairness/contribution to underpin reforms.
These are right principles. But will reforms deliver?