Centre for Progressive Policy

Blogs

16 March 2020

Budget 2020: Putting the numbers in perspective

CPP Director, Charlotte Alldritt, writes for the MJ, putting the Chancellor's budget into perspective.

Blogs

19 March 2020

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.

News

23 March 2020

Levelling up will be the work of a generation, not a single parliament

IFS Director Paul Johnson refers to CPP's work on social infrastructure.

Blogs

7 April 2020

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.

Press releases

Press Release: Places most at risk of death during pandemic revealed in new index

CPP launches a local area risk rating to identify which local authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) face the highest threat to life during the Covid-19 pandemic.

News

14 April 2020

Index reveals places most at risk during pandemic

The MJ reports on CPP's risk rating index highlighting the local authority areas facing the highest threat to life due to to the covid-19 pandemic.

Reports

Which local authorities face the biggest immediate economic hit?

Building on the latest figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), our analysis finds that the economic impact of coronavirus will vary significantly across the UK.

Press releases

Press Release: Parts of Midlands and North West face up to 50% decline of economic output

Building on the latest figures from the OBR, the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP) finds that the economic impact of coronavirus will vary significantly across the country.

COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 14 April 2020

Weekly update on which local authorities face the greatest health risk from COVID-19.

COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 6 April 2020

Weekly update on which local authorities face the greatest health risk from COVID-19.

COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 22 April 2020

Weekly update on which local authorities face the greatest health risk from COVID-19.

COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 28 April 2020

Weekly update on which local authorities face the greatest health risk from COVID-19.

News

16 April 2020

Manufacturing areas set to bear economic brunt of Covid-19

The Financial Times reports on CPP's latest paper on which local authorities face the biggest immediate economic hit.

News

17 April 2020

Coronavirus: Mid Ulster most at risk of economic hit

BBC News Northern Ireland highlight our latest research which applied OBR data - suggesting a fall of economic output by 35% in Q2 - to all UK local authorities.

News

17 April 2020

Mid Ulster to bear worst short-term economic impact of Covid-19, says study

The Irish News writes about our analysis which finds that the economic impact of coronavirus will vary significantly across the country.

News

21 April 2020

Wolverhampton’s big plans put on hold as coronavirus takes its toll

The FT highlights our weekly update on which local authorities face the greatest health risk from COVID-19.

News

21 April 2020

Coronavirus: Middlesbrough inhabitants most 'at risk' of dying

BBC Look North covers CPP's weekly index on the local are health risk caused by Covid-19 and highlights the impact it has on Middlesbrough.

News

23 April 2020

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Budget 2020: Putting the numbers in perspective

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

Levelling up will be the work of a generation, not a single parliament

Local government may struggle without a bailout

Press Release: Places most at risk of death during pandemic revealed in new index

Index reveals places most at risk during pandemic

Which local authorities face the biggest immediate economic hit?

Press Release: Parts of Midlands and North West face up to 50% decline of economic output

COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 14 April 2020

COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 6 April 2020

COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 22 April 2020

COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 28 April 2020

Manufacturing areas set to bear economic brunt of Covid-19

Coronavirus: Mid Ulster most at risk of economic hit

Mid Ulster to bear worst short-term economic impact of Covid-19, says study

Wolverhampton’s big plans put on hold as coronavirus takes its toll

Coronavirus: Middlesbrough inhabitants most 'at risk' of dying

MLA urges post-coronavirus investment plan as Mid Ulster faces 45% slump in output

Covid-19 local area health risk rating

COVID-19 local area health risk rating: 6 May 2020