In terms of the political makeup of the parliament, arguably little has changed: the SNP still lack a majority but continue ...

Rising parental employment in recent decades has not translated into improved financial security for many low-income families ...

In the UK today, 2.4 million households renting privately have unaffordable rents, an additional 250,000 since 2023. This is ...

Across Europe, most migrant groups have lower employment rates, and a greater tendency to be overqualified for their jobs, than non-migrants. This report considers how European economies could benefit ...

IPPR has responded to today’s migration and asylum statistics from the Home Office and Office for National Statistics which reveal that: Net migration in the calendar year 2025 was 171,000, a fall ...

“Headline inflation easing to 2.8 per cent is not expected to continue. The Iran conflict only began at the end of February, and higher oil and gas prices take time to feed through — the real impact ...

“Extreme weather is a growing political problem in the UK. As we’ve seen in Valencia, Los Angeles and elsewhere, when increasingly severe and frequent climate impacts strike, populists are quick to ...

New IPPR Scotland analysis of voting patterns shows the election campaign did little to inspire people in Scotland to go to the ballot box. The researchers suggest policies of progressive parties are ...

Today’s young adults have been dealt a tough hand. They are trying to enter a labour market that is often hostile to younger workers – and the number of young people not in employment, education of ...

IPPR Scotland shapes public policy in pursuit of a fairer, greener, more prosperous Scotland. Through policy, research, and communications, we work to create tangible progressive change, and turn bold ...

An insight into why we might privilege social justice, over criminal justice Prison does not only impact and harm those who are directly locked up; prisons affect all of us. Yet many of us don’t ...