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PPR North's report argues that relying on donations from business to provide resources for social action will put areas such as London - where large numbers of big business are headquartered - at a huge advantage.

ndividual Saving Accounts (ISAs) have failed to boost the saving ratio and most of the tax relief they offer goes to people who would have saved anyway. Meanwhile, many low-to-middle income earners have inadequate savings, according to a…

The Alternative Vote system is better suited to the modern electorate than First Past the Post because voters have become more 'promiscuous' and less tribal in the way they vote, according to a new report from ippr

ith three weeks to go until the referendum on changing the voting system, new polling carried out for ippr shows stronger public support for the Alternative Vote (AV) than any other poll in 2011.

ppr north today gives a cautious welcome to the announcement of the first round of Regional Growth Fund awards.

The government should help establish a comparison website for nannies and nurseries, according to a new report from ippr

The government should boost the graduate workforce in nurseries by encouraging the extension of the successful 'Teach First' scheme, according to a new report

The extension of free nursery places for two-year-olds will only help to deliver the Deputy Prime Minister's goal of greater social mobility if take-up and quality of provision are improved, according to a new report

ppr north director Ed Cox responds to the announcements made on growth and Enterprise Zones in the March 2011 Budget.

esponding to George Osborne's budget, ippr has said the announcements fell far short of a new vision for growth.

he Chancellor should use next week's Budget to revise his plans for cutting the structural fiscal deficit, according to a 'Plan B' published by ippr. ippr's Plan B proposes a new 'deficit reduction averaging' approach.

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