Fines for failing to vote in national elections, with option to support ‘none of the above’, to raise turnout and engagement All 16 and 17-year-olds should attend classes and take part in new ...

Britain’s debate about ‘citizenship’ has narrowed to a question of the boundaries of our national community. Often, this descends into little more than an argument about eligibility for welfare ...

In advance of the NATO summit, Laura Chappell, associate director at IPPR, said: “Andy Burnham faces an immediate challenge in filling the hole in the defence budget, but the UK’s security problems do ...

End of primary school tests need reform to work better for the children who need the most support at school. England’s end of primary school tests (SATs) may not be working as well as they should for ...

Public debate about young people and politics is loud, contested – and largely wrong. Drawing on new analysis of British Election Study data and participatory workshops with young people from across ...

Latest asylum trends show faster decisions and falling backlog could push more people out of accommodation and into homelessness Homelessness cases linked to leaving asylum accommodation more than ...

New analysis finds that 2.4 million private renting households have unaffordable rents Substantial proportion of households with unaffordable rents receive no housing support through the benefits ...

UK firms invest just 11.1 per cent of GDP, with only Canada lower in the G7 British manufacturing workers have access to 47 per cent fewer machines, tools and technologies than workers in similar ...

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 ...

Millions of graduates are paying more for longer as frozen thresholds and high interest rates bite, leaving ministers with tough choices on how to deliver meaningful, targeted relief. Student loans ...

“Today’s figures show that, while the government has made good progress in reducing the backlog, there are continuing stark challenges within the asylum system. Small boat crossings remain high and ...