For decades, governments of all stripes have promised to give children a better, healthier start to life. But despite this – and some notable policy successes – the UK continues to fall short on ...

The Office for Budgetary Responsibility has outlined a new approach to modelling the growth impacts of public investment. Unlike before, this allows them to better reflect the economic benefits of ...

Asylum accommodation costs have soared in recent years, with billions of pounds being spent on housing people in inadequate conditions, which is both a waste of public funds and a failure to meet ...

A crisis of lost learning is sweeping across schools in England. Children cannot learn if they are not in school and not engaged. This means attainment cannot be raised further, employment outcomes ...

Reliance on hotels has led to asylum accommodation and support costs soaring from £17,000 per person in 2019/20 to £41,000 in 2023/24 ; Muhammad said: “Asylum accommodation traps people in unhealthy, ...

The newly elected Labour government has picked up where the previous government left off, by committing to continuing the plans to roll out ‘free’ hours and develop a stronger childcare system more ...

New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) finds that a combination of welfare reforms, rising numbers of children in the private rented sector and a lack of investment in ...

A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals the significant impact generative AI is having on UK society, both professionally and personally. The findings highlight an ...

IPPR recommends government considers measures to force developers to build, or face sanctions; A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research into England’s planning system finds that the ...

Back office, entry level and part-time jobs most exposed to automation, and women significantly more affected 11 per cent of tasks are exposed to existing generative AI, rising to 59 per cent if ...

The government must be "changemakers and not just bookkeepers" at Budget says leading progressive think tank ; If Labour keeps its promises on borrowing, tax and spending but fails to improve public ...

Excluded children are the most vulnerable: twice as likely to be in the care of the state, four times more likely to have grown up in poverty, seven times more likely to have a special educational ...