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o-grid--content-block"><h2 class="h-accessibility">Our research</h2><div id="block-41651" class="o-block o-text o-text-block o-grid__item h-colstart--1 h-colend--9 h-phone-colstart--1 h-phone-colend--13 has-h-col o-block--row-1" data-block='[]'><p>IPPR North publishes high quality, independent research rooted in robust evidence and our deep understanding of England's regions. </p><p>On this page you will find reports and briefing papers that provide the evidence needed to realise economic, environmental, social and democratic justice for communities across England.</p></div><section class="o-grid o-grid__item o-grid__item--full" id="block-41652"><div class="o-grid__item has-h-col o-block"><h3 class="o-block__heading">Our latest publications</h3><ol class="c-feed c-feed--standard"><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/zoë-billingham-reacts-to-the-budget-2024-on-sky-news" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Placeholders/placeholder-2.png?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1702910980&s=33f67d8ccee9b243ba93ca03ba08a6a1" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> Zoë Billingham reacts to the Budget 2024 on Sky News </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> Zoë Billingham reacts to the Budget 2024 on Sky News live from Grimsby. </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 31 October 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/not-as-cheap-as-you-think-housing-in-the-north-east" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/IPPR-North-images/Dolls-House.jpg?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1730302264&s=61f86602e6ac3a2f16bbdbf16ee21828" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> Not as cheap as you think: Housing in the North East </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> While the North East ranks as the top region for affordability in England, safe, secure homes are out of reach for many. </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 29 October 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/governments-first-100-days-a-regional-perspective" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Cover-Image/10-Downing-Street.jpg?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1729072050&s=6ce09a1193abc5cd012832f955d78cb8" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> Government’s first 100 days: A regional perspective </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> England is a tapestry of unique regions. There’s something special about each of them - with their own history, identity, strengths and challenges. Every one of these regions is key to delivering Labour’s ‘missions’, including economic… </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 16 October 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/zoë-billingham-on-bbc-politics-live" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Placeholders/placeholder-5.png?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1702910978&s=fc4b9a7ce351547cd7f9e74ee4c03b70" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> Zoë Billingham on BBC Politics Live </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> IPPR North's Zoë Billingham on BBC Politics Live at Labour party conference 2024 </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 26 September 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/supporting-the-status-quo" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Cover-Image/iStock-1410595985.jpg?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1728044231&s=a83dc59380d411597749cb8c80566fe0" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> Supporting the status quo: How the taxation of wealth in the UK grows regional divides </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> The new government’s primary mission is to deliver economic growth, rooted in an ambition for prosperity and opportunity to be accessible across the UK. </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 29 August 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/there-is-an-alternative-to-traditional-ways-of-delivering-social-and-economic-value" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Cover-Image/iStock-1466734591.jpg?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1728044156&s=eaa9fb2116499e917ba73da18f5a210c" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> There is an alternative to traditional ways of delivering social and economic value </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> Our new report An alternative is possible: Measuring the impact of cooperatives puts forward a new framework for measuring the value that cooperative organisations deliver to local economies. </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 13 June 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/taking-back-control-devolution-regional-inequalities-and-20-years-of-ippr-north" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Progressive-Review/progrev-image.png?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1715692305&s=151687205f894b46dc82f0b13102cabd" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> Taking back control? Devolution, regional inequalities, and 20 years of IPPR North </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> In this special IPPR North birthday edition of Progressive Review we’ve brought together leading thinkers on devolution to both look back at the policy developments of the past two decades and look ahead to what the future might hold for… </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 10 May 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/celebrating-20-years-of-ippr-north-2" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Stock-images/Angel-of-the-North.jpg?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1727791709&s=e16bad24d73ec11ccf5e7b448b1591ef" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="A family enjoying the outdoors at the foot of the Angel of the North" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> Celebrating 20 years of IPPR North </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> For two decades IPPR North has been at the centre of the debate about how to rebalance England's regions. Here we take stock of how far we have come and the role we have played in shaping the "levelling up" debate. </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 25 March 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/handforth-in-hindsight" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Cover-Image/iStock-1257073228.jpg?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1728044157&s=b1c3af4df4e25a03854df3fb7c08be1c" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> Handforth in hindsight: The future of hyperlocal governance in England </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> Hyperlocal governance has huge potential. It can give people a greater say in their areas, helping them determine and deliver what is needed in their neighbourhoods, and bring social benefits to communities as well. </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 14 March 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/state-of-the-north-2024" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Stock-images/Leeds-SOTN-24.jpg?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1709054114&s=ce007b6bca2d0336227c77393f2f9ecb" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="A high-up view of Leeds city centre: a bustling city with a train over a viaduct in the goreground and the city and lots of green buses behind" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> State of the North 2024: Charting the course for a decade of renewal </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> The North’s communities are ambitious for a better future, but face systemic and pronounced inequalities. Gaps in power, wealth, opportunity, and health result in shorter, sicker, less fulfilling lives. </div><time class="c-media__datetime "> 1 March 2024 </time></a></li><li class="c-feed__item"><a href="https://www.ippr.org/articles/parallel-lives" target="_self" class="c-media c-media--link c-media--article"><div class="c-media__image"><div class="o-image" style="--intrinsic-width:725px"><img class="o-image__img" src="https://ippr-org.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/Placeholders/placeholder-1.png?w=725&h=413&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1702910983&s=e9c5017ab1e2d94c5534f83be76209d7" width="725" height="413" loading="lazy" itemprop="image" alt="" ></div></div><h3 class="c-media__title "> Parallel lives: Regionally rebalancing wealth, power and opportunity </h3><div class="c-media__summary o-text "> This report addresses the urgent need to reduce regional inequality in the UK, and distribute wealth, power, and opportunity more fairly across the country. </div><time 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