Category: Thinktanks

NHS spending rise lags behind Tory funding pledges, IFS finds

Thinktank says extra funding eaten up by higher inflation despite greater demand with service in poor state of repairSpending on the NHS in England has risen less quickly than the Conservatives promised at the last election...

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Parliament after next general election will be most diverse ever, analysis shows

Record number of female and ethnic minority MPs expected to sit in Commons according to study of candidate selectionsThe next general election is set to herald the most diverse parliament ever, with record numbers of ethnic...

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Backlog in NHS and courts will take 10 years to clear, says thinktank

Next government will inherit most challenging situation in public services since second world war, IPPR saysPublic services will not recover until the 2030s even under a Labour government, and it will take a decade to clear the...

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Only top half of UK earners to benefit from lower NI payments, thinktank warns

Any gains for lower half will be lost when income tax bills rise in April, says Resolution FoundationThe bottom half of earners will lose any gains from next week’s lowering of national insurance payments when their income...

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Greedflation: corporate profiteering ‘significantly’ boosted global prices, study shows

Multinationals in particular hiked prices far above rise in costs to deliver an outsize impact on cost of living crisis, report concludesProfiteering has played a significant role in boosting inflation during 2022, according to...

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Let boardrooms look beyond shareholder returns to drive productivity, report urges

Adapting business laws to include benefits other than profit in decision-making could add £149bn to UK economy, says Demos thinktankBritain’s economy could receive a £149bn boost from a change to UK business...

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Suella Braverman calls for annual cap on net migration, saying new figures ‘slap in face to British public’ – UK politics live

Former home secretary says pressure on housing, the NHS, schools, wages, and community cohesion, is unsustainableThe Covid inquiry has announced its timetable for hearings next week. Matt Hancock, the former health secretary,...

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