IPPR North Articles

Last week's budget's stamp duty and railcard tinkering will not deal with generational inequality and the north-south divide, argues Rosie Corrigan 'One of the things I love most about this country is its sense of opportunity. I have always felt it, and I want young...

The 'day of moaning' is a sign the north of England will no longer weather the Tories worsening the north-south divide without complaint, writes Jonathan Reynolds MP Moaning is a disempowering word. Label any criticism a 'moan' any you have swiftly invalidated the...

Another day, another thinktank. Tony Blair has announced he is to launch the Institute for Global Change. The project will bring together his existing initiatives under one roof, including work on African governance, fighting religious extremism, and Middle East...

Melvyn Bragg’s fascinating new Radio 4 series on the north of England’s history showcases its crucial ‘nearly nation’ status: unlike Wales, we have a dialect, not a language; unlike Scotland, we never had a proper parliament; but the north’s rebelliousness and...