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Nick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 3h

The historian Jon Wilson is on the @ippr.org Progressive Review substack today, talking about the apparent crisis of the nation state, bad history, and fragmented politics: progressivereview.substack.com/p/bad-histor...

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Bad history and the impossible nation state

A world of nation states is much newer, and much more contingent, than we often think. The nation state still matters, but it has to be reinvented.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 3h

Our monthly newsletter has just landed in inboxes 📩 In this edition: 👋 A note from @harryqp.bsky.social on Labour conference 👔 Vacancies at IPPR 📈 Stat of the month 3⃣ Three things 📊 Monthly poll 📅 What's coming up in October mailchi.mp/ippr.org/ipp...

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Understanding Society @usociety.bsky.social · 4h

In case anyone is new to us and our work, or just wants to know what Understanding Society has been used for recently, here’s a round-up of highlights. @ippr.org used our data in its report The loneliest generation: What it is like to grow up in England today

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The loneliest generation: What it is like to grow up in England today | IPPR

A connected society is one in which we care about how others are doing and, in turn, others look out for our wellbeing. It is the state and public services

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William Ellis @willellisecon.bsky.social · 3h

I'm also concerned about UK borrowing costs and fiscal credibility, and it absolutely should be a cornerstone of the upcoming Budget. But this framing I'm seeing feels a tad unfair to me.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 30/09/2026

As Labour Party Conference comes to a close, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone across IPPR who made our events possible, to all of our guest speakers and partners, and to those who joined us over the past few days. See you next year. 👋

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 29/09/2026

📢 We’re hiring a Deputy Executive Director to help shape our strategy, strengthen our political impact and lead an ambitious team. We’re looking for someone with big ideas, political insight and brilliant people leadership. Apply by 18 October 👇 buff.ly/wQGr7zZ

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 29/09/2026

Starting now 🚨 How can our cities unlock their potential and drive good growth across the country? Featuring: 👉 Dr Jeevun Sandher MP 👉 Howard Dawber OBE 👉 Karim Fatehi OBE 👉 Caroline Elsom 👉 Carsten Jung 🕤 09.30–11.00 📍 Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool #labourpartyconference

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Ellie Harris @eleanorrrlouise.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“The NHS treats illness, a healthy society prevents it” Great from @impurbanhealth.bsky.social at Labour today with the Secretary of State for health and @ippr.org

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 28/09/2026

Starting shortly 🚨 How can we better support young people into employment, education or training? 🕓 16.15-17.15 📍Education area 3, Museum of Liverpool 🔒 Invite only

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Ellie Harris @eleanorrrlouise.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There are no easy wins here, only hard choices. I think the public, and particularly the next generation, deserve a government willing to make decisions that, while unpopular, are actually capable of transforming outcomes. That means tax rises.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 28/09/2026

The Chancellor is constrained, but he's not powerless. There’s still plenty of room for big reform. In the upcoming Budget he should fix property taxes and capital gains tax to make them fair, boost growth, and give the government revenue. 📺 @harryqp.bsky.social on @news.sky.com 👇

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 28/09/2026

Coming up 🚨 Can Labour deliver on its ambition for a healthier Britain? 🕝 14.30–15.45 📍 Arena, Room Tees, LEX #labourpartyconference

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 28/09/2026

Join us for ‘Welfare under fire: Understanding British Social Attitudes’ 🕝 14.30–15.45 📍 Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool #labourpartyconference

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 28/09/2026

With public frustration and anger at the cost of living running deep across the country, the stakes could hardly be higher. But if the government gets this right, it could mark the beginning of a more productive, more resilient and more broadly shared period of growth.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 28/09/2026

However, it will take more than a conference speech to rewire the British economy. The Chancellor will need to take on vested interests, devolve significant powers away from Whitehall, and make difficult choices on tax, investment and public ownership.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 28/09/2026

For too long the gov has been an observer of the economy when it should have been an active participant. The vision the Chancellor set out today will see the government actively shaping the economy, creating jobs in the industries it wants, in the places it wants, benefitting the people it wants.

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Olivia Vaughan @oliviavaughan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's time! 💥We've got another blockbuster fringe programme at #LPC26. Come find us in the LEX or Museum of Liverpool @ippr.org @ipprnorth.bsky.social

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IPPR North @ipprnorth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our first day at Labour Party Conference complete ☑️ Busy day for the team, @zoebillingham.bsky.social , Mirte, and @maeveschaffer.bsky.social arrive in Liverpool representing IPPR North in our jam-packed events schedule! Sunday saw us hosting The Future of the North drinks reception👇👇

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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 25/09/2026

LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE 2026 | Leaders of tomorrow: How can the UK develop politicians fit for the future? 📅 Monday 28 September, 09:00–10:00 Don't miss our event in Liverpool with @samcarling.bsky.social @chrismurraymp.bsky.social @sofiahewson.bsky.social @ippr.org @msvkelliott.bsky.social

Leaders of tomorrow: How can the UK develop politicians fit for the future?
Monday 28 September | 09:00–10:00
Speakers:

Sam Carling MP, Member of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Chris Murray MP, Member of the Home Affairs Committee
Dr Sofia Ropek-Hewson, Senior Research Fellow and Interim Head of Decade of National Renewal Programme at IPPR
This event will be chaired by Vicky Elliott, Director of the IfG Academy at the Institute for Government

This event is in partnership with IPPR.

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marleymorris.bsky.social @marleymorris.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A fascinating new report by my @ippr.org colleague Joseph Sassoon with a detailed assessment of impacts of negotiating a UK-EU enhanced mutual recognition agreement. No easy thing to negotiate of course, but could unlock significant benefits for sectors such as auto, electronics and pharmaceuticals

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 24/09/2026

Making people poorer doesn’t make it easier to get a job. This new policy from the Conservatives won’t achieve its objectives, is likely to be unworkable, and could simply push up spending in other areas as a result.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 24/09/2026

That means tackling the high cost of childcare, creating good jobs outside London, and addressing the public health crisis.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 24/09/2026

Cutting benefits doesn’t get people into work. If you want to reduce the benefits bill, you need to focus relentlessly on the barriers to work.

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Nick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Everything in the new issue of the relaunched @ippr.org Progressive Review is now FREE TO READ here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 24/09/2026

⚡ | NEW REPORT: England’s clean energy transition will be built locally, but local leaders still lack the powers to shape it. Our new report sets out how to devolve powers so places can build faster. Read here 👇 buff.ly/fHByeZ4

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 24/09/2026

🌍️| NEW REPORT: Post-Brexit trade barriers are costing UK exporters. Our research finds a mutual recognition agreement with the EU could boost exports by up to £6.5bn a year. Here's how 👇️ buff.ly/y4kuYcP

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https://www.ippr.org/articles/aligning-for-growth-mra-uk-eu

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 23/09/2026

🏙️ | NEW REPORT: We expect Mayors to deliver growth, but fail to give them the tools to let them. Our new research finds that giving Mayors a 5 per cent share of income tax, would roughly double their local spending power. Here's our plan for fiscal devolution 👇️ buff.ly/17hpchu

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Rachael Henry @rachaelhenry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Why proper reform of capital gains tax is a good thing for business

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 22/09/2026

Someone working everyday to make a living should not pay a higher percentage of their income in tax, then someone making money from selling an asset or an investment. @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on GBNews.

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Nick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

To mark Progressive Review's relaunch, we've put together a collection of the greatest hits from @ippr.org's various journals since 1994 - all free to read. Including Jürgen Habermas, Thomas Piketty, Helen Thompson, David Runciman, Will Davies & Jean Seaton. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

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Reinventing the Left Since 1994: The Best of New Economy, Public Policy Research, Juncture and Progressive Review: IPPR Progressive Review

Click on the title to browse this issue

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Rachael Henry @rachaelhenry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Talking NEETs

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 21/09/2026

Young people shouldn't have to rely on a 'postcode lottery' to access employment opportunities. Our recent report found that regions with less suitable opportunities for young people also tend to have higher NEET rates. Here's @rachaelhenry.bsky.social on GB news this morning.

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UCL Policy Lab @uclpolicylab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Great to hear @alanrenwick.bsky.social from @conunitucl.bsky.social at @ippr.org's fascinating discussion on the Liberal Democrats in an age of political fragmentation at this year's @libdems.org.uk conference.

A photograph from the 2026 Liberal Democrats Party Conference.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 21/09/2026

Trump’s handling of the war in Iran remains deeply unpopular with voters and they desperately need a foreign policy win. This Greenland agreement gives Trump an opportunity to present a major foreign policy win, but is it really as historic as they claim? @sofiepultz.bsky.social on LBC.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 21/09/2026

Trump has announced what he calls a ‘historic’ deal over Greenland, but how much of it is actually new? Many of its key elements simply build on arrangements the US has already had for decades. With the US midterms just over six weeks away, Republicans are struggling in the polls.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 21/09/2026

The US midterms are just over six weeks away and the Republicans are struggling in the polls. This Greenland agreement gives Trump an opportunity to present a major foreign-policy win. But is it really as historic as they claim?

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 21/09/2026

There is no reason why people who earn their income by going to work every day should pay more tax than those who make their income from profits on shares, crypto or property. The government should be looking to shift taxes from work to wealth at the upcoming Budget. 2/2

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 21/09/2026

Both left and right agree that Capital Gains Tax (CGT) can be reformed to raise revenue while supporting investment and growth. It was Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson who first equalised CGT rates with income tax in the first place. 1/2

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Sofie Pultz @sofiepultz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Great to talk to @lbc.co.uk's Vanessa Feltz just now about the new deal between Greenland, Denmark and the US📻 Is the deal really new? Who came out on top? And what are they saying in Denmark and Greenland?

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 20/09/2026

Read more about our new research here 👇 bsky.app/profile/theg...

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 20/09/2026

There is currently no general limit on how much a permissible donor can give to a UK political party. This risks undermining public confidence that political influence cannot be bought. There should be an annual £100,000 cap on individual political donations.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 20/09/2026

Between 2001 and 2018, parties received an average of £3.9m a year from individuals giving more than £1m annually. Between 2019 and 2025, that figure rose to £13.1m a year, almost three-and-a-half times as much.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 20/09/2026

£179m has been given by individuals donating more than £1m to a political party within a single year since 2019. That's 72% of all £1m-plus individual donations made since 2001, despite the period since 2019 accounting for less than a third of the years covered by the data.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 20/09/2026

The two £36m donations to Reform announced this month are not an isolated phenomenon, but the most dramatic example yet of a longer-term shift towards British parties relying on very large individual donors. 🧵

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Sofie Pultz @sofiepultz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

‼️ A deal has been reached between Greenland, Denmark and the US ‼️ Very few details so far on the specifics, but it sounds oddly similar to the 1941 defence treaty between Denmark and the US… Some quick reflections below🧵

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Trump declares victory in historic deal with Greenland as he secures 'permanent' US military rights

Donald Trump struck a sweeping deal with Denmark and Greenland granting the U.S. permanent military basing rights on the strategically vital Arctic island.

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Sofie Pultz @sofiepultz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

While we're still nursing our Brexit wounds arguing about fish, Canada just sprinted past us and was offered the first-ever "associate membership" of the EU. Where does that leave the UK? (1/8)🧵

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State of the Union 2026: A new security forum, a shift to climate adaption — and an offer to Ottawa

European Commission president makes unprecedented offer to Ottawa, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in attendance.

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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 18/09/2026

We’re delighted to announce a new editorial advisory board to help shape the future of IPPR's journal, Progressive Review, including: 👉 @iprnickp.bsky.social 👉 @pollymackenzie.bsky.social 👉 @will-davies.bsky.social Subscribe here: progressivereview.substack.com

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Nick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Really excited to be relaunching Progressive Review, @ippr.org's journal of politics, ideas and public policy, with a new editorial team + advisory board:

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