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George Dibb

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Assoc Director & Head of Centre for Economic Justice IPPR. Previously IIPP at UCL. Innovation is political. All things policy, politics & running. Views own. 🌈

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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🎉Excited to share that today I started a secondment to DESNZ as Principal Policy Advisor for Industrial Strategy. 👩🏼‍🏭Net zero is the economic opportunity of the 21st century so I'm delighted to be joining the team ahead of the publication of the Industrial Strategy White Paper.
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
New piece by @rachaelhenry.bsky.social & I for the IPPR blog. The industrial strategy just got harder lets be honest. Tariffs, economic downturn are threatening existing industries at a time govt is trying to reshape or build new ones. They're being pulled in two directions.
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
More painful contortions to maintain it's anti Net Zero stance at The Times as it claims that both Net Zero is responsible for high energy costs **and** that we're going to get so much low cost solar energy this summer it'll break the grid www.thetimes.com/article/e933...
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Solar power surge threatens to throw Britain’s grid off balance
The National Energy System Operator may have to tell some power stations to switch off this summer to maintain flexibility in the system
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 14/04/2025
I've been a journalist for 25+ years and I'm not sure I've witnessed as much wilful (and v likely coordinated) disinformation from certain corners of the UK media than over past few days. Sun, Mail and Telegraph have been truly awful - and seemingly shameless www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Rightwing media falsely blame Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say
Net zero and clean energy can actually help save the steel industry, experts point out
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Morgan Jones @morganj0nes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I'm in LabourList, writing about Project Chainsaw, Scottish DOGE, and Labour talking about making Britain great again, all of which does nothing but signal desperation and a clanging lack of ideological self confidence. labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
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‘Labour should drop the chainsaw rhetoric and stop trying to impress journalists' - LabourList
Morgan Jones argues that Labour does not need to riff on Milei and Musk.
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Jess Ralston @jessralston.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from experienced presenter Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme, and Robinson sticks to the facts in future. Here's what he got wrong... 🧵
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Carsten Jung @carsjung.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
NEW: The government has said it wants to ‘shape the AI revolution’. But our new report finds that much of UK AI innovation is generic and not focussed on solving hard problems. Our detailed AI database shows only one in seven companies focus on solving a specific problem. (1/5)
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Remarkable Leader from the Times, which like Badenoch's speech the other day leaves more questions than answers www.thetimes.com/comment/the-... - How will nuclear reduce electricity prices? Solar's strike price in AR6 was £50.07. Hinkley's last was £128.09. Lots of reasons for nuclear £ not one..
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Keir Starmer must seize on a new direction for net zero policy
The prime minister believes the world economy is fundamentally changing. But above all, he should admit the target was a mistake
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Make America Screw In Little Screws Again
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Pranesh Narayanan @praneshippr.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Trump's tariffs are destabilising the global economy, and will impact UK manufacturers, particularly the car industry. A trade deal to avoid tariffs will be helpful, but the government can go further by supporting these industries to build the tech of the future
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Liam Evans @liam-evans.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Fantastic new research from my colleagues @praneshippr.bsky.social & Simone Gasperin on threats to the UK manufacturing sector from Trump's tariffs... But it's not all bad news, by going for green we can save jobs, boost growth and help the climate. Story on tomorrow's Mirror front page 👇
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 02/04/2025
🚗 | NEW REPORT: Around 25,000 car manufacturing jobs in the UK are at risk if Trump announces new tariffs today. But as one door closes another one opens. There is huge untapped potential in building & selling green planes, trains and automobiles. Read here: www.ippr.org/articles/pla...
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Green transport manufacturing, including e-bikes, buses and EVs, can play a key role in the UK's industrial strategy Governance matters: this strategy must fit with creating a better transport system - one that embraces 'multimodal mobility' and reduces car dependency New @ippr.bsky.social report👇
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Planes, trains and automobiles: How green transport can drive manufacturing growth in the UK | IPPR
Along with investment in infrastructure, the production of green transport equipment – electric trains and cars, for example – here in the UK, is the solut
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Today's US tariffs will be massively disruptive to a range of sectors, in particular the UK's car-makers, putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk in the auto sector alone The gov has the opportunity to support these firms & workers through its industrial strategy
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IPPR North @ipprnorth.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
🚨 NEW: The future is clean & the North holds the key 🔑 Our new report shows regions like the North have the competitive edge needed to rebuild the national economy in a way that is sustainable & fair: That edge is green manufacturing 🏭 www.ippr.org/articles/reg...
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Regional economies: The role of industrial strategy as a pathway to greener growth | IPPR
The government’s ongoing development of an industrial strategy provides an opportune moment to lay the foundations for a stronger and more secure domestic
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
📉What are the government's options at the Spring Statement? Last week me @sarahmulley.bsky.social & @harryqp.bsky.social set out our case that the gov has three main choices: further borrowing, cuts to services, or (our prefered option) fair revenue raising tax reforms www.ippr.org/articles/cha...
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Spring statement: A changed world calls for a changed course | IPPR
A challenging context When Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget in October, she knew that she faced an incredibly tough inheritance – low economic grow
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ECIU @eciu.net · 19/03/2025
GB Energy needs full £8.3bn of funding or it will disappoint, government told Government risks “disappointing voters” hoping for cheaper energy bills in the next decade if it cuts the £8.3bn budget for GB Energy, warns IPPR.
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GB Energy needs full £8.3bn of funding or it will disappoint, government told
Thinktank’s warning follow reports that Labour is considering cuts to budget of company it set up to drive renewable power
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Brilliant to host @jigarshahdc.bsky.social, who ran the DoE Loan Programs Office under President Biden, in conversation with @pilitaclark.bsky.social and Dan McGrail to launch our new report on GB Energy
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Sam Alvis @samalvis.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
With GBE govt is doing something it hasn't done for a long-time. It's not building another investor, we have the NWF, it's building a company. That will take time, it has to hire well, build expertise, learn by doing. But that doesn't mean GBE won't have impact in the short-term.
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Absolutely delighted to host Secretary of State Ed Miliband to launch @ippr.bsky.social report out today on GB Energy GBE must be given the capabilities and the funding to ultimately become a systemic public player in the UK energy system
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Quoted by @guardianheather.bsky.social here Its right that the gov looks at speeding up decisions & ways-of-working at the CMA. But evidence is clear that robust comp policy & merger rules get more innovation, more investment & more growth in the British economy www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK regulators to face twice-yearly reviews as Reeves vows to slash red tape
Chancellor tells watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulation
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 26/02/2025
🟢 Is an industrial strategy alone enough to deliver long term energy security? An industrial strategy is vital to boosting the domestic supply chain, which is a huge part of guaranteeing our energy security says @praneshippr.bsky.social at the DESNZ Committee. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_adE...
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Pranesh Narayanan at the Parliamentary Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
YouTube video by Institute for Public Policy Research
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 18/02/2025
⏰ RECRUITING AN ECONOMIST! Do you want to join the UK's leading progressive think tank in the heart of Westminster? We are hiring for an economist to join the team and help shape our upcoming work. www.ippr.org/jobs/economi...
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Economist/Research Fellow | IPPR
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society.
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
📢 Come and join the IPPR Economy & Environment Team at an exciting time for the organisation 💫 We are recruiting a new Economist/Research Fellow to work on economic policies to boost and share the proceeds of growth 📩 Info on how to apply here: www.ippr.org/jobs/economi...
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 14/02/2025
🧱 | NEW REPORT: Instead of stripping back planning regulations to 'get Britain building,' this new report from @msingerhobbs.bsky.social argues we need a stronger, better resourced, planning system.
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Strategic planning for green prosperity | IPPR
Not only do we need to house and feed more people, but also provide space for energy generation, areas for nature, places for climate mitigation, room for
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
I’m getting really fed up of these abstract attacks on ‘regulation’ - why is Andy Haldane advocating the Doge approach for UK - blanket halving the number of regulators and their budgets? on.ft.com/416pqlx 1/2
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How to dismantle the UK’s regulatory Tower of Babel
Labour’s erratic, piecemeal approach will not deliver lasting change
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 07/02/2025
🤖 | NEW REPORT: Work and home life is being radically transformed by AI - with 2 out of 3 desk jobs exposed + a million people in the UK now having AI companions - but is our politics keeping pace? This report from @carsjung.bsky.social sets out a new approach.
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The new politics of AI: Why fast technological change requires bold policy targets | IPPR
AI is fundamentally different from other technologies – it is set to unleash a vast number of highly sophisticated ‘artificial agents’ into the economy. AI
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 04/02/2025
Dumbshit Treasury brain stuff this: India and Denmark etc just said 'we would like to electrify our rail network, we will set up an arm of government to steadily do it all'. Their teams finish one project then go straight to next. In the UK we do it piecemeal with no future work guarantee, costs ££.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
When we looked at the total cost of ownership of heat pumps in the UK I was surprised by this finding: Heat pumps with only slightly above average efficiency already today reach cost parity with gas boilers after the government grant. More here👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Total cost of ownership of heat pumps and policy choice: The case of Great Britain
Heat pumps are essential for decarbonizing heating, as shown by numerous studies. Their adoption depends significantly on economic attractiveness. Usi…
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
📢Some Friday reading - I wrote for LabourList on how Reeves' growth speech this week needs to be just the start - businesses across the country need investment, stability, and help to grab green growth opportunities if the UK is going to thrive 🇬🇧 labourlist.org/2025/01/rach...
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‘How Reeves can learn from the failures of Bidenomics – and make levelling up work’ – LabourList
Progressive governments across the world are learning a hard lesson: even if businesses and economists are patting you on the back, if growth is not…
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Pranesh Narayanan @praneshippr.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Scotland’s investment in subsea cable manufacturing is a clear example of green, growth-enhancing industrial policy in action. This is the route to a competitive, sustainable and prosperous economy built for the future www.ft.com/content/8ce0...
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Scotland bets on supply chain growth with subsea cable investment
Port project promises to deliver jobs and green growth but developers raise concerns over nascent technology
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 30/01/2025
🚗 | NEW REPORT: Electric vehicles are not a culture war issue - most voters are instinctively positive towards them. In this report with @persuasionuk.bsky.social we polled the public to get their views and highlight policies to maximise the benefits of EVs. www.ippr.org/articles/pub...
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Powering up public support for electric vehicles | IPPR
While electric vehicles are increasingly seen as ‘for normal people’, government must address the public’s pragmatic concerns and ensure EVs work for all –
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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Smart & clearsighted analysis as ever from @georgedibb.bsky.social - I can only hope the Treasury team are reading!
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
My analysis of Reeves speech... GDP growth only matters if people feel the benefits. Labour must break with failed growth models that concentrated prosperity in a few places. Success depends on investment, stability, and green growth reaching every part of Britain. labourlist.org/2025/01/rach...
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‘How Reeves can learn from the failures of Bidenomics – and make levelling up work’ – LabourList
Progressive governments across the world are learning a hard lesson: even if businesses and economists are patting you on the back, if growth is not…
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I stopped using X when I opened the app one day and the first post the algorithm chose for me was a compilation video of people being randomly punched in the face
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Zoë Billingham @zoebillingham.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
I can’t get behind the framing here - growth in UK can’t be neatly categorised into SE fast, other regions slow. It’s less tidy. This also ignores how we increase the overall productive capacity in our economy which is to build up our regions. HMT response seems to get that! on.ft.com/3E9nQWO
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Faster UK growth tied to boosting export services in South East, data shows
Labour to face tough choices as north-south wage gap persists, say analysts
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Hm, I can see myself having to say pretty often that enforcing competition so markets work in the interests of customers means there is *less* need for regulation of other kinds.
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 21/01/2025
big online platforms are essentially critical infrastructure now, imagine thirty years ago seeing some headline going "oh yeah the guy who owns your bus route is a fascist now, think twice about how you go to work", it's all so enraging
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Mike Williams @mwilli.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
🚨 Withdrawing from the #ParisAgreement is a grave mistake that disavows America’s leadership on the most urgent global challenge of our time. This reckless action weakens alliances, cedes ground to rivals, and jeopardizes America’s future. Read more www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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The Trump Administration’s Retreat From Global Climate Leadership
President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement marks a deliberate weakening of the multilateral system, jeopardizing global efforts to combat the climate crisis and risking America’s eco...
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
This is a really important point from Ashwin Businesses can literally calculate the effects of the budget tax measures on their bottom line, but the big upsides of increased public investment are yet to come through, but businesses *will* feel those in time
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Visiting Japan last year a massive difference with the UK was the huge number of free, clean, accessible public toilets London is a great city to explore on foot and has so many nice green spaces that are rendered unusable for many because it's a desert of public toilets
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
After all that noise: no fines to be issued for missing EV targets @transenvuk.bsky.social: “… the government must maintain ZEV mandate ambition to continue to drive down costs for consumers, and focus on delivering a robust industrial strategy for the sector to support UK automotive manufacturing”
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All carmakers in UK to escape fines for missing electric car sales targets in 2024
Analysts say use of ‘flexibilities’ to avoid penalties shows that zero-emissions mandate does not need to be relaxed
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Location of your family's first skyscraper in the replies pls 🙏 “My family built their first ever ­skyscraper in Dubai in the mid-70s so we have known the place for a long time.” he said. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Reform deputy leader Richard Tice splitting time between Skegness and Dubai after partner leaves UK
MP says says he is totally committed to his constituency after Isabel Oakeshott moved to the Emirates
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Cameron Clark @cameronclark.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
An interesting sidebar from The Guardian's profile of Reeves' economic advisor, John Van Reenen I don't know a single person, across any sector, who's been offered any substantive degree of training before taking on management roles www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
We should be very cautious about taking seriously scaremongering data on "an exodus of millionaires" from wealth advisors, i.e. people who will profit significantly from heightened expectations of an exodus of millionaires www.thetimes.com/article/c63f...
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Labour’s tax plans trigger exodus of millionaires from UK
Since the general election was called one dollar millionaire has left Britain every 45 minutes
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George Dibb @georgedibb.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
This news shows why the government's industrial strategy, National Wealth Fund and GB Energy are needed to foster investment projects Firms have an almost record amount of spare cash to spend on boosting share prices whilst investments plumb new lows www.ft.com/content/3056...
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UK companies outpace US businesses in share buybacks
FTSE groups adopt practice that has drawn criticism from lawmakers but research suggests it could lift long-term share price
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 16/01/2025
🌍 | NEW REPORT: In the face of Brexit barriers, potential Trump tariffs, and global economic turbulence, the government is developing a new trade strategy. In this paper we set out a blueprint to rebuild, protect, and grow the UK's exports.
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Pranesh Narayanan @praneshippr.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Today's monthly GDP figures show a 0.1% increase in real GDP in November - the first positive reading in 3 months. It's encouraging but far from outstanding, and very clear that interest rates have become a drag on growth. The Bank of England must cut rates ASAP
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 15/01/2025
We're delighted to welcome Harry Quilter-Pinner (@harryqp.bsky.social) as our new executive director, following a competitive recruitment process sparked by the departure of Carys Roberts, who joined the Downing Street Policy Unit.
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