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...
Fascinating thread on public opinion
Key finding is that immigration looks important in polls because it's highly salient, not because it outranks daily concerns
People consistently say that the cost of living and financial pressures are the most important issues in their day-to-day lives
Key finding is that immigration looks important in polls because it's highly salient, not because it outranks daily concerns
People consistently say that the cost of living and financial pressures are the most important issues in their day-to-day lives
Yesterday, we put out a report on the most important issues to voters.
We know that immigration now tops the traditional most important issues question (see below from @yougov.co.uk).
But that doesn't tell the full story.
Here is a rundown of the experiments we did to test this out (A THREAD):
We know that immigration now tops the traditional most important issues question (see below from @yougov.co.uk).
But that doesn't tell the full story.
Here is a rundown of the experiments we did to test this out (A THREAD):
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Fascinating thread on public opinion
Key finding is that immigration looks important in polls because it's highly salient, not because it outranks daily concerns
People consistently say that the cost of living and financial pressures are the most important issues in their day-to-day lives
Key finding is that immigration looks important in polls because it's highly salient, not because it outranks daily concerns
People consistently say that the cost of living and financial pressures are the most important issues in their day-to-day lives
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Labour’s employment rights bill represents the most significant evolution for British workers’ rights in decades.
Great blog post by @josephevans.bsky.social @ippr.org #NewDeal
www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Great blog post by @josephevans.bsky.social @ippr.org #NewDeal
www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Reaping the productivity dividend: How the employment rights bill could impact growth | IPPR
Once the bill receives royal assent it will, overnight, substantially improve trade unions’ ability to access and organise new workplaces. Over the followi
www.ippr.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Labour’s employment rights bill represents the most significant evolution for British workers’ rights in decades.
Great blog post by @josephevans.bsky.social @ippr.org #NewDeal
www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Great blog post by @josephevans.bsky.social @ippr.org #NewDeal
www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Progressive leaders in Australia and Spain maintained the public's support after picking fights to bring down the cost of living
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
💷 | NEW BLOG: A war on bills should be the government’s defining campaign – showing it’s on the side of consumers and tackling the cost of living from energy to food to housing. Read the latest from us here www.ippr.org/articles/a-war-on-bills
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Progressive leaders in Australia and Spain maintained the public's support after picking fights to bring down the cost of living
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
Excellent piece by @carsjung.bsky.social & @samalvis.bsky.social calling on the government to wage a "war on bills" - especially on energy and food
I wrote for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social about what constitutes a "fair transition" - and why maintaining public support for decarbonisation is the ultimate challenge for Ed Miliband and his team
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
What is a "fair" Green Transition?
The government must define what it constitutes - and then relentlessly pursue it.
www.newstatesman.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I wrote for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social about what constitutes a "fair transition" - and why maintaining public support for decarbonisation is the ultimate challenge for Ed Miliband and his team
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/su...
Jobs data is out and the labour market has shown a slight cooling. Pay growth slowed to 4.6% and the employment rate fell to 75%. Commentators will clamour to blame the govt but this has as much to do with the long-term effects of Covid and the Bank of England's interest rates.
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Jobs data is out and the labour market has shown a slight cooling. Pay growth slowed to 4.6% and the employment rate fell to 75%. Commentators will clamour to blame the govt but this has as much to do with the long-term effects of Covid and the Bank of England's interest rates.
There’s lots of negative chat about the Employment Rights Bill hurting growth and hiring. But lots of the policies could make workers more productive, which would boost growth. New @ippr.org blog from me outlines how it could support stronger, fairer growth: www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
Reaping the productivity dividend: How the employment rights bill could impact growth | IPPR
Once the bill receives royal assent it will, overnight, substantially improve trade unions’ ability to access and organise new workplaces. Over the followi
www.ippr.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There’s lots of negative chat about the Employment Rights Bill hurting growth and hiring. But lots of the policies could make workers more productive, which would boost growth. New @ippr.org blog from me outlines how it could support stronger, fairer growth: www.ippr.org/articles/pro...
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We're hiring!💥
IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.
Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.
www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...
IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.
Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.
www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...
Senior Research Fellow, IPPR North | IPPR
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.
www.ippr.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We're hiring!💥
IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.
Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.
www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...
IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy.
Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October.
www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...
This is a really welcome development - IPPR called for land to be included in the government's plans for a Community Right to Buy, to facilitate more community ownership of environmental assets at a time when nature is in managed decline
See our full report here: www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
See our full report here: www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
October 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This is a really welcome development - IPPR called for land to be included in the government's plans for a Community Right to Buy, to facilitate more community ownership of environmental assets at a time when nature is in managed decline
See our full report here: www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
See our full report here: www.ippr.org/articles/dri...
The politics of migration have shifted so far to the extreme right, the Conservatives and Reform now have a more hardline policy on deporting legal British residents than... the British National Party did in 2005
David is slightly unfair. There is a clear difference here.
Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.
Conservatives and Reform plan to forcibly expel large numbers of people who are legal, permanent residents of migrant origin. The BNP proposal is voluntary.
This below is from the 2005 BNP manifesto.
Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.
(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )
Spot the difference with current Tory and Reform policy.
(p14 news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp... )
October 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The politics of migration have shifted so far to the extreme right, the Conservatives and Reform now have a more hardline policy on deporting legal British residents than... the British National Party did in 2005
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Support is growing for adressing the £22 billion annual taxpayer losses at the Bank of England.
To do so, both BoE and HMT would need to act. On Thursday the Bank should stop active bond sales. And HMT should claw back interest rate losses via a targeted levy.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5259508...
To do so, both BoE and HMT would need to act. On Thursday the Bank should stop active bond sales. And HMT should claw back interest rate losses via a targeted levy.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5259508...
Andrew Bailey under political attack on all fronts
Legacy of Bank of England’s quantitative easing policy is coming back to bite the Governor
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Support is growing for adressing the £22 billion annual taxpayer losses at the Bank of England.
To do so, both BoE and HMT would need to act. On Thursday the Bank should stop active bond sales. And HMT should claw back interest rate losses via a targeted levy.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5259508...
To do so, both BoE and HMT would need to act. On Thursday the Bank should stop active bond sales. And HMT should claw back interest rate losses via a targeted levy.
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5259508...
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Think this is a pretty detailed problem-definition piece, correctly identifying the scale of the challenge.
I'm curious to read how their solutions to the 5 "giants strangling Britain" balance/address some of the following when they publish it.
- How do they propose to redistribute wealth?
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I'm curious to read how their solutions to the 5 "giants strangling Britain" balance/address some of the following when they publish it.
- How do they propose to redistribute wealth?
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The British people sense a “revolutionary” moment is at hand - this is what the Labour Growth Group wants to do about it.
Britain faces a revolutionary moment. Labour must respond
A call to action from the Labour Growth Group.
www.newstatesman.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Think this is a pretty detailed problem-definition piece, correctly identifying the scale of the challenge.
I'm curious to read how their solutions to the 5 "giants strangling Britain" balance/address some of the following when they publish it.
- How do they propose to redistribute wealth?
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I'm curious to read how their solutions to the 5 "giants strangling Britain" balance/address some of the following when they publish it.
- How do they propose to redistribute wealth?
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Interesting article from @ionewells.bsky.social over the weekend, genuine local engagement should always be a requirement of any mining project
But there's also a major question missing - what is this replacing?
This leads to one of my favourite stats ever...
(1/3)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But there's also a major question missing - what is this replacing?
This leads to one of my favourite stats ever...
(1/3)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis
The world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is required for the batteries
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Interesting article from @ionewells.bsky.social over the weekend, genuine local engagement should always be a requirement of any mining project
But there's also a major question missing - what is this replacing?
This leads to one of my favourite stats ever...
(1/3)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But there's also a major question missing - what is this replacing?
This leads to one of my favourite stats ever...
(1/3)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ICYMI (h/t @josephevans.bsky.social)
Great approach to tackling food deserts:
"In Liverpool, healthy food will come to them: a mapping tool will direct a mobile greengrocer, the Queen of Greens, to visit areas where social housing residents have poor access to food"
Great approach to tackling food deserts:
"In Liverpool, healthy food will come to them: a mapping tool will direct a mobile greengrocer, the Queen of Greens, to visit areas where social housing residents have poor access to food"
Projects spanning the UK to tackle food inequality unveiled #BBSRC #AcademicSky
Projects spanning the UK to tackle food inequality unveiled
Six projects across the UK have been announced to address concerns around accessibility and affordability of nutritious meals.
www.ukri.org
July 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
ICYMI (h/t @josephevans.bsky.social)
Great approach to tackling food deserts:
"In Liverpool, healthy food will come to them: a mapping tool will direct a mobile greengrocer, the Queen of Greens, to visit areas where social housing residents have poor access to food"
Great approach to tackling food deserts:
"In Liverpool, healthy food will come to them: a mapping tool will direct a mobile greengrocer, the Queen of Greens, to visit areas where social housing residents have poor access to food"
Reposted by Joseph Evans
Today’s industrial strategy echoes Bidenomics. But while the US economy improved, Biden couldn't stop Trump. We went to Washington to find out why.
✒️ IPPR's @samalvis.bsky.social writes for the @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
✒️ IPPR's @samalvis.bsky.social writes for the @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As Starmer unveils his 10-year plan, here’s my advice: don’t fall into the Joe Biden trap | Sam Alvis
The ex-president spent billions reforming the US economy for the long term – but the Democrats lost. Labour must learn that prices in the here and now matter too, says the IPPR’s Sam Alvis
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today’s industrial strategy echoes Bidenomics. But while the US economy improved, Biden couldn't stop Trump. We went to Washington to find out why.
✒️ IPPR's @samalvis.bsky.social writes for the @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
✒️ IPPR's @samalvis.bsky.social writes for the @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The government published its industrial strategy today. How is it likely to affect the labour market?
Ministers are focused on securing higher business investment in high-productivity sectors. At a basic level, higher investment means greater demand for labour, and therefore more jobs
Ministers are focused on securing higher business investment in high-productivity sectors. At a basic level, higher investment means greater demand for labour, and therefore more jobs
June 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The government published its industrial strategy today. How is it likely to affect the labour market?
Ministers are focused on securing higher business investment in high-productivity sectors. At a basic level, higher investment means greater demand for labour, and therefore more jobs
Ministers are focused on securing higher business investment in high-productivity sectors. At a basic level, higher investment means greater demand for labour, and therefore more jobs
Pleased to speak to The Mirror about @ippr.org's latest paper on workers' rights
The government's pledge to protect workers from surveillance comes at a really crucial time
www.mirror.co.uk/news/young-b...
The government's pledge to protect workers from surveillance comes at a really crucial time
www.mirror.co.uk/news/young-b...
Young workers and black employees most likely to have workplace monitored
A new report warns privacy rights are potentially being breached, suggesting an urgent need for legal reform so workers can have a say over how they are monitored
www.mirror.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Pleased to speak to The Mirror about @ippr.org's latest paper on workers' rights
The government's pledge to protect workers from surveillance comes at a really crucial time
www.mirror.co.uk/news/young-b...
The government's pledge to protect workers from surveillance comes at a really crucial time
www.mirror.co.uk/news/young-b...
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📸 | NEW REPORT: Black & young people are at the highest risk of being targeted by worker surveillance.
@josephevans.bsky.social & @joeatkinson.bsky.social make the case for new laws to give workers a say over biometric tracking & monitoring in the workplace 👇
www.ippr.org/articles/neg...
@josephevans.bsky.social & @joeatkinson.bsky.social make the case for new laws to give workers a say over biometric tracking & monitoring in the workplace 👇
www.ippr.org/articles/neg...
May 30, 2025 at 6:11 AM
📸 | NEW REPORT: Black & young people are at the highest risk of being targeted by worker surveillance.
@josephevans.bsky.social & @joeatkinson.bsky.social make the case for new laws to give workers a say over biometric tracking & monitoring in the workplace 👇
www.ippr.org/articles/neg...
@josephevans.bsky.social & @joeatkinson.bsky.social make the case for new laws to give workers a say over biometric tracking & monitoring in the workplace 👇
www.ippr.org/articles/neg...
The Telegraph are right on cue!
April 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The Telegraph are right on cue!
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NEW: Who are the voters Labour risks losing to Reform?
How might Lab unite them with the rest of its election winning coalition? How might Reform win them over?
Some big new research out today with @persuasionuk.bsky.social as featured by @greenmirandahere.bsky.social in today's FT 🧵👇
How might Lab unite them with the rest of its election winning coalition? How might Reform win them over?
Some big new research out today with @persuasionuk.bsky.social as featured by @greenmirandahere.bsky.social in today's FT 🧵👇
Getting to know 'Reform curious Labour voters'
exploring the attitudes, demography and values of Reform curious Labour voters and the coalitional dilemmas they lose
persuasionuk.org
April 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
NEW: Who are the voters Labour risks losing to Reform?
How might Lab unite them with the rest of its election winning coalition? How might Reform win them over?
Some big new research out today with @persuasionuk.bsky.social as featured by @greenmirandahere.bsky.social in today's FT 🧵👇
How might Lab unite them with the rest of its election winning coalition? How might Reform win them over?
Some big new research out today with @persuasionuk.bsky.social as featured by @greenmirandahere.bsky.social in today's FT 🧵👇
Interesting article from the US
Kate Andrias & @awhf.bsky.social from the Obama and Biden administrations explain how sectoral and multi-employer bargaining can ensure that "abundance" delivers for workers as well as consumers
We at @ippr.bsky.social recommended a similar approach for the UK
Kate Andrias & @awhf.bsky.social from the Obama and Biden administrations explain how sectoral and multi-employer bargaining can ensure that "abundance" delivers for workers as well as consumers
We at @ippr.bsky.social recommended a similar approach for the UK
If we want abundance for workers, unions need a seat at the table.
Building sustainable growth means empowering workers & strengthening democracy. Kate Andrias & @awhf.bsky.social on the role of worker power in the abundance agenda in #FiresideStacks www.firesidestacks.com/p/abundance-...
Building sustainable growth means empowering workers & strengthening democracy. Kate Andrias & @awhf.bsky.social on the role of worker power in the abundance agenda in #FiresideStacks www.firesidestacks.com/p/abundance-...
April 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Interesting article from the US
Kate Andrias & @awhf.bsky.social from the Obama and Biden administrations explain how sectoral and multi-employer bargaining can ensure that "abundance" delivers for workers as well as consumers
We at @ippr.bsky.social recommended a similar approach for the UK
Kate Andrias & @awhf.bsky.social from the Obama and Biden administrations explain how sectoral and multi-employer bargaining can ensure that "abundance" delivers for workers as well as consumers
We at @ippr.bsky.social recommended a similar approach for the UK
Reposted by Joseph Evans
Trump's tariffs are destabilising the global economy, and will impact UK manufacturers, particularly the car industry. A trade deal to avoid tariffs will be helpful, but the government can go further by supporting these industries to build the tech of the future
April 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Trump's tariffs are destabilising the global economy, and will impact UK manufacturers, particularly the car industry. A trade deal to avoid tariffs will be helpful, but the government can go further by supporting these industries to build the tech of the future
As Maya says, the Chancellor recently announced the government is creating a Construction Skills Mission Board
This industry-wide body is a crucial step towards ensuring the construction workforce is ready to build 1.5 million homes and new infrastructure
We recently recommended a similar approach
This industry-wide body is a crucial step towards ensuring the construction workforce is ready to build 1.5 million homes and new infrastructure
We recently recommended a similar approach
In all the focus on the spring statement, easy to miss 2 announcements from govt yesterday on homes:
👷The first was £600m on skills & training for the construction workforce
🏠The second was £2bn for the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP)
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👷The first was £600m on skills & training for the construction workforce
🏠The second was £2bn for the Affordable Homes Programme (AHP)
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March 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
As Maya says, the Chancellor recently announced the government is creating a Construction Skills Mission Board
This industry-wide body is a crucial step towards ensuring the construction workforce is ready to build 1.5 million homes and new infrastructure
We recently recommended a similar approach
This industry-wide body is a crucial step towards ensuring the construction workforce is ready to build 1.5 million homes and new infrastructure
We recently recommended a similar approach
Reposted by Joseph Evans
GB Energy is the clean energy champion for the British people, designed to capture the benefits of the energy transition for us all, @josephevans.bsky.social tells @martinstanford.bsky.social.
@ippr.bsky.social | @lbcnews.bsky.social
@ippr.bsky.social | @lbcnews.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
GB Energy is the clean energy champion for the British people, designed to capture the benefits of the energy transition for us all, @josephevans.bsky.social tells @martinstanford.bsky.social.
@ippr.bsky.social | @lbcnews.bsky.social
@ippr.bsky.social | @lbcnews.bsky.social
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Fair Pay Agreements could & should be replicated in other sectors where workers are fragmented, pay is low and conditions are poor. Care & childcare professions marked with the same problems.
Like this a lot from @ippr.bsky.social.
www.ippr.org/articles/mis...
Like this a lot from @ippr.bsky.social.
www.ippr.org/articles/mis...
Mission-driven industrial relations: The case for fair pay agreements | IPPR
This report explores how fair pay agreements could support the government’s mission-based approach by resolving labour market challenges in specific sector
www.ippr.org
March 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Fair Pay Agreements could & should be replicated in other sectors where workers are fragmented, pay is low and conditions are poor. Care & childcare professions marked with the same problems.
Like this a lot from @ippr.bsky.social.
www.ippr.org/articles/mis...
Like this a lot from @ippr.bsky.social.
www.ippr.org/articles/mis...