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The NHS doesn’t deserve our hero worship
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.
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If a public project isn’t working, we shouldn’t be afraid to pull the plug
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.
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Is it fair to increase the pension age when it’s the rich who benefit most?
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.
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The gender pay gap isn’t our biggest challenge; it’s squeezed incomes
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.
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Education needs a revolution, not just more cash
Paul Johnson
This article was published in the Times newspaper and is reproduced with permission.
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Britain’s wealth gap has narrowed since the recession
Jonathan Cribb
This article was published in the Times newspaper and is reproduced with permission.
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The facts on income inequality in the UK might surprise you
Jonathan Cribb and Andrew Hood
This article was published in the Times newspaper and is reproduced with permission.
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A birthday present that could solve the university tuition fees dilemma
Paul Johnson
IFS Director writes in The Times.
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Hammond could afford this, but we need a clear plan, not a free-for-all
Paul Johnson
IFS Director writes in The Times.
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A question of benefits
Tom Waters
In April the government introduced cuts to the benefits system. Here we examine the main effects of the changes, who is and will be affected, and the ways in which future recipients of the allowance may respond.
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Where next for local government financial reform?
David Phillips
Last week’s Queen’s Speech inevitably focused on Brexit. A lot of the subsequent media coverage highlighted the Conservative manifesto pledges that were missing. But councils will have noticed another notable absence: a Local Government Finance Bill. With the 2016/17 Bill failing to pass before ...
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A new era of higher pay deals should come soon, but with fairer reforms
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.
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If we want more public spending we’ll have to pay
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.
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We must seek consensus to avoid a disastrous and destructive stalemate
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.
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Theresa May faces stark choice: raise taxes or increase borrowing
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.
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Five biggest issues: David Phillips on local/central funding tensions
David Phillips
In a new article in the Local Government Chronicle, IFS Associate Director looks at the tension between localised funding and centralised standard-setting in social care. The article is available here and reproduced below.
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School spending promises create winners and losers
Chris Belfield
Comment piece for Times Online Redbox on our analysis of manifesto analysis of school spending
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Minimum wage increases can hurt exactly the people they are designed to help
Jonathan Cribb
This article about the potential impact of increases in the minimum wage was published in Prospect Magazine.
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A balanced budget has been put on the back burner
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.
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There are pitfalls in both Tory and Labour plans for corporation tax
Paul Johnson
IFS Director Paul Johnson writes in The Times.