Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report saysA thinktank linked to Nigel Farage’s Re...
Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges
Report warns widespread autonomous vehicle adoption would put hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs at riskTaxes on self-driving cars should be i...
Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey
Resolution Foundation argues that UK’s internationally low ‘tax wedge’ must rise to pay for defence ambitionsThe chancellor, John Healey, must be prep...
Thinktank reports epidemic of loneliness among England’s ‘disconnected’ young
Youth club closures, unaffordable housing and social media cited as factors contributing to a sharp decline in wellbeingThe number of young people wit...
Head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank quits over unpaid wages
Frank Furedi announces resignation from MCC Brussels after organisation’s staff ‘not paid in July or August’The head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite Bruss...
Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda
In effort to prime chatbots to make pro-Israel arguments the site published 124 reports, over 560,000 words in nine days, Guardian analysis shows A pr...
UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds
Resolution Foundation suggests economy may finally be emerging from shadow of 2008 financial crisisProductivity in the UK – a vital measure of economi...
Restoring Britain’s health to 2014 levels could add 2% to GDP, thinktank says
Health Foundation paper argues health is an economic asset and improving it could generate £72bn for public financesRestoring the deteriorating health...
Reform MP chair of Welsh environment committee may ‘undermine scrutiny’, says thinktank
Climate campaigners question choice of James Evans for role given past criticism of green energy projectsUK politics live – latest updatesThe appointm...
Gen Z earning more than millennials did at the same age, says thinktank
At age 24, workers born in the late 1990s are paid more than any cohort since those born in the 1950sGen Z’s early careers are more financially reward...
Public procurement of electricity could save GB households £200 a year, says thinktank
Government plan to de-link gas and electricity prices aims to reduce bills for consumers after global surge in pricesHouseholds in England, Scotland a...
‘Oyster card for the north’ could save commuters £276 a year, thinktank says
Proponents say scheme could generate up to £2.7bn in five years by making travel around north of England easier A proposed travel card for northern En...
Give staff more say over AI to ensure they share benefits, UK thinktank urges
Exclusive: IPPR report backed by TUC proposes ‘worker support levy’ to boost employees’ influenceWorkers urgently need more bargaining power over the ...
Focus on jobs, not benefits, to cut welfare bill, says thinktank
Hitting government’s target of getting 80% of workers into jobs would reduce cost of universal credit by £10bnTackling the root causes of joblessness,...
Scrap stamp duty and council tax to fix London housing crisis, thinktank says
Centre for London report finds levy on property wealth would free up homes, fund social housing and help renters save for depositsStamp duty should be...
Thinktank calls for ‘double lock’ England private rent cap to ease living costs
Influential IPPR proposes capping rents at whichever is lower of consumer price inflation or wage growthUK politics live – latest updatesOne of the th...
Cut UK speed limits to reduce Iran war impact on consumers, thinktank urges
Cap of 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would cut fuel demand and combat rising prices, IPPR saysBritain should lower speed limits for...
Tony Blair’s thinktank urges Labour to scrap ‘unaffordable’ pension triple lock
State pension was ‘built for a different era’, says former PM’s organisation amid pressure on government financesLabour has been urged by Tony Blair’s...
UK faces £35bn hit and risk of recession this year over impact of Iran war, thinktank warns
Niesr says even under best-case scenario, economy would grow at slower pace in 2026 and 2027 because of conflictBritain is facing a £35bn economic hit...
