Former high profile MSPs told the think tank in a series of “exit interviews” that the parliament is not living up to its consensus-building potential, contributing to key targets being missed. It is ...
Twenty-seven years of devolution have disappointed hopes that the Scottish parliament would foster a fresh “new politics” in ...
When the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was signed in 2020, climate action had broad political consensus on both ...
A connected society is one in which we care about how others are doing and, in turn, others look out for our wellbeing. It is ...
These companies hold extraordinary control over the digital infrastructure we all rely on. They have earned much of their ...
Britain’s tax system isn’t fit for purpose. As this paper shows, the historical evolution of our tax system has produced one ...
Britain needs a new fiscal settlement that shifts taxes away from young people and work and instead towards property, older people and wealth, argues leading political economist Population ageing will ...
The government has run out of road on funding infrastructure through energy bills. There is a trade-off at the heart of the government's energy and economic policies. The government wants to respond ...
Drawing on new evidence, this blog examines the decline in young people’s optimism about work, success and social mobility, and argues for a new deal to rebuild trust in Britain’s social contract. For ...
Scotland risks sliding back into austerity if political leaders do not revisit the current public services reform strategy, a new IPPR Scotland report – More for Less? Employment, Productivity and ...
Climate action is under siege from populist and far-right actors. Delivering under that pressure demands fresh confidence and commitment from government. Watering down ambition offers no electoral ...
Politicians across the spectrum are out of step with public opinion on net zero Media coverage of net zero is more than two and a half times as negative as public sentiment, creating elite feedback ...