The size of the fiscal gap is uncertain but could plausibly be in the region of £20 to £30 billion – and this is before the ...

Given continued fiscal pressures, the chancellor will have to raise taxes in the autumn budget. Attention is on Britain’s ...

The autumn budget is the government’s chance to respond with attention-grabbing policies, showing it will be fighting on side ...

In July and August 2025, Gordon Brown, the Social Market Foundation (SMF) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) ...

Founded on progressive values, the centre will develop thinking on how the UK can navigate today’s rapidly changing global ...

We were joined by senior politicians, including first minister John Swinney and the leader of Scottish Labour, Anas Sarwar, ...

Government austerity policies since 2010 are disproportionately affecting women. Low earning black women stand to lose £5000 a year by 2022 as a result of cuts and changes to benefits and tax credits, ...

IPPR executive director Harry Quilter-Pinner reacts to the spending review.

The stakes for a government are rarely higher than at a budget. With the Autumn Budget on the horizon, the Chancellor faces a multitude of difficult choices amongst a challenging economic context. As ...

We find a worrying disconnect between voters’ opinions and the reality of these challenges, particularly on the state of the ...

Families face SEND vicious cycle as EHCPs are seen as the only means of securing support Children left waiting as less than half of EHCPs issued within 20-week legal limit, with thousands waiting over ...