By Craig Berry Most economists would say that innovation happens when people (more precisely, firms) identify an opportunity to increase market share, and therefore profits, by providing a better product, or producing the same products more efficiently (or a bit of both). But plenty of people and firms make money…

By Josh Ryan-Collins The Bank of England yesterday forecast the longest recession since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, lasting through the whole of 2023. This will involve unemployment rising from 3.8% to 5.5% and record falls in living standards, accompanied by double digit inflation for most of the period…

By Laurie Macfarlane This blog is a follow up to the event ‘Public Value of Art: Connecting value creation and culture’. The event is part of IIPP’s ‘Walking the talk: Getting serious about the UN Sustainable Development Goals’ series. The recording of the event will be published soon. The…

By Craig Berry Before she was eliminated from the race, Kemi Badenoch produced one of the few substantive policy ideas — beyond the clamour to cut taxes — to emerge from the Conservative Party leadership contest. In short, Badenoch proposed breaking up Her Majesty’s Treasury. The Treasury has long doubled-up…

By Damon Silvers A t the end of last month, in a decision no one found surprising, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not have the statutory authority to make rules that had “major” policy effects, and thus did not have the authority to…

By Laurie Macfarlane This blog is a follow up to the event ‘Buying time: How can government shape markets for sustainable societies?’ The event is part of IIPP’s ‘Walking the talk: Getting serious about the UN Sustainable Development Goals’ series. The recording of the event can be viewed above. …

By Eduardo González de Molina I n many major cities around the world the housing rental market is broken. Barcelona is a case in point: rent is skyrocketing, and is now at record levels when compared with wages. Meanwhile, affordable dwellings are not being delivered by the market at the…

By Eduardo González de Molina I n many major cities around the world the housing rental market is broken. Barcelona is a case in point: rent is skyrocketing, and is now at record levels when compared with wages. Meanwhile, affordable dwellings are not being delivered by the market at the…

By Abby Hauver Seven years ago the UK committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) along with all other 192 United Nations Member States. But what does this mean in practice? There are countless examples of actions happening around the country that aim at tackling the 17 SDGs —…