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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · Feb 4
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.
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 6h
🎧 New episode of Talking Inclusion is live! How can local authorities drive real inclusion? @mmulholland.bsky.social & Vik Verma from Bristol Council talk about Bristol’s journey to build a community-driven SEND system.
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"1 in 5 children have a learning need" with Vik Verma
Talking Inclusion… With Geoff Barton · Episode
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 12h
A quarter (24 per cent) of workers said they sometimes felt pressured to drink at work when they didn’t want to, rising to 38 per cent among younger employees (aged 18-24).

Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/tak...
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 13h
Workplace drinking culture is hitting productivity — one in three (31%) workers called in sick last year after drinking at work events.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 14h
🍻 | NEW REPORT: A quarter of employees feel pressured to drink at work events, and a third have called in sick afterwards. Alcohol consumption isn’t just a health issue — it’s a national economic and productivity problem.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 1d
Asylum seekers don’t come to the UK for benefits or hotel stays. But the government does need to find more cost-effective and suitable accommodation for people seeking refuge.

📺 @marleymorris.bsky.social on ITV Tonight 👇
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 2d
Mel Stride's speech failed to fundamentally diagnose the big challenges in our economy.

📺 @harryqp.bsky.social reflected on the Shadow Chancellor's conference speech on Sky News 👇
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India Gerritsen @indiafhg.bsky.social · 7d
Was great to be on the RIBA panel at Labour Conference #LC25 on behalf of @ipprnorth.bsky.social. I discussed what we want to see taken into account in the 1.5m homes target
Photograph of 6 people on a table with microphones, discussing housing Photograph of myself discussing housing Photograph of 3 people on a table with microphones, discussing housing
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 2d
🎧 New episode of Talking Inclusion... with @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social is live!

Historical underinvestment in SEND education has left too many children waiting for support, explains Claire Dorer CEO of @nasschools.bsky.social

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"Inclusion is more than place" with Claire Dorer
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 5d
🎧 New episode of Talking Inclusion... with @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social is live!

Further education colleges are vital for the 75% of students that the statutory school system has failed argues Principal Simon Cook. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Education Podcast · A podcast from the IPPR Inclusion Taskforce What does truly inclusive education look like, and how can we make it better? Hosted by Geoff Barton, former general secretary of the…
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Zoë Billingham @zoebillingham.bsky.social · 8d
Such a brilliant panel this afternoon where we responded to the PM’s challenge of ‘grassroots growth’.
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
📊 #Lab25 | Growth in every corner of the country: Rewriting the UK’s economic story
🕒 15:45-17:00 | Arena Room Dee, ACC Liverpool
👉 @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social
👉 @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
👉 @rjpartington.bsky.social
👉 @cllrmarcus.bsky.social
Chaired by @zoebillingham.bsky.social
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Geoff Barton @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social · 7d
The fundamental role of language in inclusive education, and the importance of early intervention & support: my conversation for our @ippr.org ‘Talking Inclusion’ podcast with Jane Harris, CEO of @speechandlanguk.bsky.social:
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"Every teacher is a language t…–Talking Inclusion… With Geoff Barton – Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · Talking Inclusion… With Geoff Barton · 29/09/2025 · 31m
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peterbabudu.bsky.social @peterbabudu.bsky.social · 6d
❤️‍🩹 This week, I spoke on a panel with @ippr.org at the Labour Party Conference, asking 'Can the government deliver its long-term health mission?'. #Lab25 🧵
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
🗳 Our final event at #Lab25! Join us to ask how does Labour defeat populism?
🕕 18:00-18:45 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool / watch online at www.youtube.com/live/mcqIRGo...
👉 Rt Hon Steve Reed MP in conversation with @harryqp.bsky.social
How does Labour defeat populism
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
📈 This evening at #Lab25 | On the way up: Is the government turning the tide on growth?
🕠 17:30-18:45 | Arena Room Dee, ACC Liverpool
👉 @liambyrnemp.bsky.social
👉 @jeevunsandher.bsky.social
👉 Chris Belfield
👉 @carsjung.bsky.social
Chair: @rachaelhenry.bluesky.social
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
🌐 #Lab25 | A new era of globalisation? Navigating our geopolitical relationships to facilitate international trade
Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/PMx8fSF...
👉 @liambyrnemp.bsky.social
👉 Allie Renison
👉 Steve Parker
👉 @marleymorris.bsky.social
A new era of globalisation?
A new era of globalisation? Navigating our geopolitical relationships to facilitate international trade
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
📊 #Lab25 | Growth in every corner of the country: Rewriting the UK’s economic story
🕒 15:45-17:00 | Arena Room Dee, ACC Liverpool
👉 @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social
👉 @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social
👉 @rjpartington.bsky.social
👉 @cllrmarcus.bsky.social
Chaired by @zoebillingham.bsky.social
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
💼 #Lab25 | Getting Britain working: Labour’s next steps for better jobs, better health, and better lives
12:30-13:45 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool / www.youtube.com/live/LbWrdUh...
👉 Matthew Taylor
👉 Tom Webb
👉 Baroness Isabel Hardman
👉 Nicola Smith
Chair: @ashwin-kumar.bsky.social
Getting Britain working: Labour’s next steps for better jobs, better health, and better lives
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Carl Dinnen @dinnen.bsky.social · 9d
NEW; The Chancellor strongly suggests to me that gambling taxes are likely to go up. The @ippr.org has said this could pay for lifting the two child benefit cap. So has Gordon Brown.
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
📈 #Lab25 | In the business of prosperity: How can the government support good business whilst delivering growth?
🕧 12:30-13:45 | Arena Room Dee, ACC Liverpool
👉 @katedeardenmp.bsky.social
👉 Louise Hellem
👉 @mike-clancy.bsky.social
👉 Richard Bodal Hansen
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
Starting soon at #Lab25 | Masculinity & the new politics of discontent: Will young people vote for Reform UK?
🕙 10:00-11:00 | Auditorium 1C, ACC Liverpool
👉 @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social
👉 @alistrathern.bsky.social
👉 @parth0.bsky.social
👉 Anki Deo
Chair: Vic Jones
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
🌱 Streaming now at #Lab25 | Protecting progress: How to win the argument on net zero in a populist era
Arena Room Dee, ACC Liverpool / www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0-e...
👉 @martinmccluskey.bsky.social
👉 @steveakehurst.bsky.social
👉 @mcortonscott.bsky.social
👉 Damien Zachlod
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Protecting progress: How to win the argument on net zero in a populist era?
- Martin McCluskey MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero - Steve Akehurst, Director, Persuasion UK - Megan Corton Scott, Deputy Director,…
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 8d
💼 Join us now at #Lab25 | How can we fund public services?
09:00-10:15 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool / www.youtube.com/live/3Lb22Mi...
👉 @dantomlinson.bsky.social
👉 @yuanfenyang.bsky.social
👉 @guardianheather.bsky.social
👉 @andy-summers.bsky.social
How can we fund public services?
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 9d
Our final #Lab25 event of the day! We are discussing how the left can take the fight to the populist right, with:

👉 David Lammy
👉 @parth0.bsky.social
👉 @emmanorris.bsky.social

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Taking the fight to the populist right: a new left for a new age
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 9d
🗺️This evening at #Lab25 | From safe routes to settled lives: what is Labour’s approach to humanitarian pathways?
17:00–18:15 - Arena Room Dee, ACC Liverpool
Speakers:
👉 @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social
👉 Frank Sharry
👉 Mubeen Bhutta
👉 Abdulrahman Bdiwi
Chaired by @marleymorris.bsky.social
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 9d
🏘 At #Lab25 | simply about supply? Defining the housing crisis and solutions to end it
🕒 15:15–16:30 - Arena Room Dee, ACC
Panel:
👉 @emily4mk.bsky.social
👉 @rachelblakemp.bsky.social
👉 Victoria Spratt
👉 @mattdownie.bsky.social
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