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Afternoon all, Generational warfare continues. This week, I wrote a Substack for Politics UK on how we could tip the balance a bit more in favour of the young. And then in the latest episode of our High Resolution podcast (subscribe!) we debated whether t

Afternoon all, We've had plenty of numbers to crunch this week, with new insights on (slowing) pay growth, (accelerating) inflation and a worrying cost of living outlook from the Bank of England - more on all that in our Chart of the week and Something fo

Ruth Curtice and James Smith outline the potential pitfalls of blanket cost of living support at a time of high borrowing costs and pacey price rises. Andy Burnham came into office promising to find "breathing space" for families struggling with the cost

We used to think that old people were poor and poor people were old. That belief still lingers and is why there is such support for the triple lock, which puts up pensions by inflation, earnings or 2.5% whichever is higher. But pensioners are better off t

Afternoon all, From bond market turmoil to AI wiping out humanity, it's been a rather depressing week. So, I'm pleased to bring you some optimism, keep reading for why not to worry about greedflation, and why progress might have been bigger than previousl

To mark the publication of the latest edition of the Policy Landscape 2026, Anand Menon and Ruth Curtice reflect on the key policy challenges confronting the UK. Andy Burnham has got off to a decent start as Prime Minister. Yet this early success has been

This was originally published on our Substack. In 2024 then Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham argued that net zero was "the best chance we will ever have to reindustrialise the North of England, reduce inequality and close the North-South divide". The Mayo

Afternoon all, Autumn is in the air, Parliament is back in session, and party conference season has already begun. With Ruth at Reform UK's shindig, I have returned to your inboxes to ease you back into the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness (#cultur

Happy bank holiday Monday; alas, we have arrived at the last long weekend of summer! This month, we're looking at fresh data on NEETs in the UK, and hearing directly from some of the young people who find themselves under this umbrella. And in the workert

Charlie McCurdy looks at the Government's plan to end exploitative zero-hours contracts Right now, workers on variable-hours contracts shoulder the risks of unpredictable hours (and income), even as their employers benefit. But, as the Government consults