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Making inclusive growth a reality

The Centre for Progressive Policy is a think tank committed to drive productivity and shared prosperity in the UK.

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We believe that a new approach to growth is needed, harnessing the best of central and local government to shape the national economic environment and build on the assets and opportunities of place.

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Productivity knocks

This working paper argues that investment in social infrastructure has long-run economic returns, but that the current spending system has led it to be neglected.

Publications

Can UK infrastructure spending address regional deficits?

Ahead of the Chancellor's Budget, the Financial Times refers to CPP's latest paper on social infrastructure.

Publications

The Guardian highlights CPP's work on local differences in healthy life expectancy

The Guardian highlights CPP's work on local differences in healthy life expectancy as academics reveal widening health gap between higher and lower socioeconomic groups.

COVID-19 local area risk rating

Over the next month, the prevalence of COVID-19 is expected to reach its peak in the UK, but different local areas and health systems will experience the crisis differently.

Local government may struggle without a bailout

Zoë Billingham argues that government's emergency financial support for local government may need to be extended to stop councils from becoming effectively insolvent.

Budget succeeds in partially reversing cuts to FE funding, but skills system still lacks coherent mission

The Budget partially reverses past funding cuts to the skills sector, but the government once again has failed to set a coherent strategic mission for the skills system.

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23 March 2020