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 ...

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, ...

The report is a serious and thoughtful analysis of what is and isn’t working in Scotland’s economic development eco-system. On Monday I was fortunate enough to attend the launch of the report ...

Property tax reform would raise £3 billion while making the system fairer and more progressive Four out of five households would see their council tax fall by an average of 3 per cent Only the top 10 ...

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 ...

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