Our polling on 'Britishness' shows those intending to vote Reform have the most extreme views: Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/the...

As ethnonationalism re-emerges as a defining characteristic of the Right, equality must return as the distinguishing feature of the Left New @ippr.org paper in today's @theguardian.com

The proportion of people who think you must be born British to be truly British has almost doubled, from 19% in 2023 to 36% in 2025. But the majority (51%) still believe being British is something you can become with effort. Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/the...

NEW BLOG: Ethno-nationalist views have doubled since 2023, but most people still think Britishness is about shared values, not ancestry. Our new blog digs into the polling — and sets out why progressives need alternative vision of the nation, fast. Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/the...

📢 JOB ALERT! 📢 If you're a creative, analytical leader and thinker we want YOU. IPPR North are looking for an Associate Director (fixed term) with BIG IDEAS for the future of our regions. Office based in Manchester Closing date: 7th Jan www.ippr.org/jobs/associa...

THE GUARDIAN: One in three believe 'Britishness' is dependent on being born in UK #TomorrowsPapersToday

The Employment Rights Act isn’t just good for workers - it’s good for the economy. @josephevans.bsky.social explains the wider benefits for businesses and society on @lbc.co.uk News 👇

We’re delighted to welcome three new associate fellows to IPPR. Bringing deep experience across housing, economic policy and foreign affairs, they’ll strengthen our work on some of the biggest challenges facing the UK 🧵

The Employment Rights Act has received Royal Assent and is now law! This is a huge moment for workers - one that's been years (even decades) in the making Here's a thread on the Act, the key policies and the next phase of delivery🧵

The Bank of England cut rates by 25bp today. A welcome move as inflation pressures ease and the labour market cools. The next question is the pace: further cuts in 2026 look likely, but it will hinge on incoming data. Thread below 🧵

The cut to interest rates is welcome news. We expect inflation and labour markets will continue to cool, and further cuts to interest rates will be needed to protect economic growth and ensure inflation hits the 2 per cent target, says @willellisecon.bsky.social.

Good news - CPI inflation drops to 3.2% in Nov. We’ve hit the level the Bank of England didn’t expect until March 2026, putting us four months ahead of their schedule. Prices are actually falling month-on-month (-0.2%), led by visible items: 🍔 Food -0.2% 🍺 Alcohol -0.4%.

Would the British state have stripped Shamima Begum of her citizenship if she had been called Mary Smith?

The UK has launched its new Africa strategy. @sofiepultz.bsky.social says it’s a welcome attempt to redefine what the UK has to offer African countries, but cuts to aid and the FCDO risk leaving the government without the capacity to deliver 👇

For rigorous analysis of the UK macro economy, great charts, and policy options for progressive change - follow my brilliant colleague @willellisecon.bsky.social 👇

The Lords have blocked the Employment Rights Bill over the cap on compensation for unfair dismissal Lord Vaux of Harrowden argued that the main beneficiaries of removing it would be "senior employees on high salaries" But this isn't necessarily true www.ft.com/content/372a...

The UK is paying more than other major economies to borrow. But with clear, credible fiscal plans, the UK could bring borrowing costs down — and simply reassuring markets that we’ll stick to those plans could save billions. Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/rul...

Why are UK borrowing costs so high when our debt and deficit numbers look better than others? In a @ippr.org paper, @carsjung.bsky.social and I argue the problem is less “fundamentals” and more a bad equilibrium of market vibes: www.ippr.org/articles/rul.... Short thread. 🧵

UK borrowing costs had increased by 40-80 basis points more than major peers since the 2024 election, but gilt yields have fallen sharply in recent months, signifying that the UK premium may finally be coming to an end. Read our new report here: www.ippr.org/articles/rul...

💰 | NEW REPORT: The steadily rising premium added to UK borrowing costs since Labour took office is showing signs of unwinding. This report from @carsjung.bsky.social and @willellisecon.bsky.social sets out how the government can reduce it further. Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/rul...

How, over the last 20 years, have we become less racist in our personal lives but our politics has done the opposite?

People aren't on welfare benefits because our social security system is so incredibly generous.

It's very good to see the government explicitly acknowledge 'no recourse to public funds' in their child poverty strategy. The strategy commits the government to supporting vulnerable children regardless of immigration status.

Exciting news from @ippr.org HQ today as we officially launch our Centre for Health and Prosperity, a permanent home for progressive thinking on all things health and care. 💡 1/

📢Today, @ippr.org has launched its new Centre for Health and Prosperity ❤️ We’re proud to be a founding member of the Centre, which builds on the fantastic work of the three-year Commission 🧵 www.ippr.org/articles/bui....

***There should be a £100,000 cap on individual donations to political parties*** We should all be concerned that wealthy individuals are accounting for a growing share of party funding 🧵

Introducing the IPPR Centre for Health and Prosperity - turning bold ideas into practical solutions to build a wealthier, fairer Britain: 🩺 Driving NHS reform 🍎 Boosting health through prevention 💷 Weaving health into economic strategy Learn more: www.ippr.org/articles/bui...

Why do bond markets matter? Rachel Reeves explains at our Global Progress Action Summit.

Really great to see the government taking action on the excessive cost of infant formula. As we recommended in our piece calling for a 'war on bills'! www.gov.uk/government/n... www.ippr.org/articles/a-w...

WHATEVER 👏 IT 👏 TAKES

We’re delighted to share that @ippr.org won the MRS Award for Public Policy/Social Research alongside our partners Thinks, @kscopehealth.bsky.social, and Jessie Cunnett. This work, commissioned by the DHSC, fed staff and patient experience directly into the 10 Year Health Plan.

Public vs private sector productivity is often debated — but rarely understood. 📺 @parth0.bsky.social on #PoliticsLive 👇

🚨 WE'RE HIRING! Come and join the UK's most influential think tank. We are recruiting for an economist to join our international policy team. Find out more here 👇 www.ippr.org/jobs/economi...

🤔 How do YOU feel about the visitor levy announced in last week’s #budget? 🎥 This weekend @zoebillingham.bsky.social sat on the red sofa for BBC Politics North West to explain why IPPR have been supporting this measure. 💪 A levy that local leaders can use for local priorities!

A fact being ignored even more than usual: 70% of the money from abolishing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work (via @ippr.org).

This, this & this👇 Removing the two-child limit supports working families.

The qualifying period for unfair dismissal protection will be reduced from 24 to 6 months - which is still a significant change to labour law The qualifying period has oscillated between 6, 12 and 24 months since being introduced and was last set at 6 months from 1974-79 (under Wilson & Callagher)

A step forward for millions of workers: @josephevans.bsky.social responds to unfair dismissal policy changes and calls for urgent action on the Employment Rights Bill. Read the full response here 👉 www.ippr.org/media-office...

Such important context for the scrapping of the two child limit:

Many newspapers and politicians have been calling yesterday's fiscal statement a 'Budget for Benefits Street'. Here's three reasons why that is not accurate 🧵

No, welfare spending is not 'out of control'. (There is an underlying rise in health-related benfits, but this needs sensible reform - not knee jerk cuts.)

Getting migration numbers right is a balancing act. @marleymorris.bsky.social responds to today's statistics release 👇

Headline thoughts on migration stats: A sharp drop in net migration to 204,000 in year ending June 2025. While expected, it's still striking. Much of this driven by restrictions on study dependants and Health and Care visa under last govt, as well as steady rise in emigration.

🚨 | NEW BLOG: The UK’s new immigration and asylum reforms promise a ‘paradigm shift.’ But will they fix the system or create new challenges? Read the latest from us here www.ippr.org/articles/a-paradigm-shift-in-asylum-and-immigration-policy

Details important, but North Sea Jobs Service could be a big win for unions and workers in oil and gas industry, who have been clear they want a path out of the industry One of our @ippr.org key policy asks too Language of 'end-to-end support' particularly welcome www.ippr.org/articles/ski...

Today’s Budget fired the starting gun on a fairer tax system and improving living standards – with several measures we have called for now taken up. There’s more to do, but this is a significant step forward. Here are the IPPR policies that were adopted 🧵

👇 @harryqp.bsky.social responds to the Budget and what it means for living standards. Read his full response here: www.ippr.org/media-office...

Ten children in every classroom are living in poverty — in the sixth richest country in the world. The two-child limit has played a particularly damaging role in this. ✒️ @ashwin-kumar.bsky.social responds to the Budget 👇

Removal of the 2 child limit is hugely welcome. This one measure will immediately lift 20,000 children in Scotland out of poverty. Props to those in Scotland - and elsewhere - who campaigned relentlessly for its removal. #Budget