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The Autumn Budget is just around the corner, and the government faces a crucial challenge: delivering fiscal stability while improving living standards.
With energy bills set to rise further, the chancellor must give households some much-needed breathing room. Freezing fuel duty would be a welcome first step, but further action is needed to ease the pressure on household finances, such as unfreezing the Local Housing Allowance and introducing rent controls to limit unaffordable increases.
Fiscal responsibility must also go hand in hand with economic growth. With the right safeguards, investing in the industries of the future can boost productivity and deliver lasting improvements in living standards.
And to help fund these priorities, the Budget must reform our tax system. That means taxing banks' windfall profits, ensuring that large online retailers pay a fairer share to fund cuts to high street business rates and giving local leaders greater control over tax revenues to drive growth.
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Are you a northerner? Are you wondering what'll be in tomorrow's budget? Are you currently scrolling on X?
If you answered yes to any of those questions you should probably watch this and hear about what northerners (and everyone else) can expect to hear from the Chancellor👇
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In my latest opinion piece for @themjcouk I set out our IPPR North calls ahead of Budget. Handily summarised by the headline “Budget 2026: IPPR North calls for regional growth and cost-of-living action”👇
themj.co.uk/budget-2026-ippr…
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Great to see MPs calling for key economic briefs to be held by No10 North in Manchester. The status quo of Whitehall driven regional policy carries more risk.
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Here’s how we can start levelling the playing field for high street businesses. 👇
Read our full blog
ippr.org/articles/bricks-vs-…
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Great to speak to Naga & Charlie on BBC Breakfast this morning about @MartinSLewis’s new Small Ideas Initiative. Small ideas can make big improvements to our lives, show government at all levels listens & build trust that politics can deliver. Fab idea!
NEWS: Today I’m launching The Small Ideas Initiative. We want you to submit ideas at Small-Ideas.org for non-controversial fixes, e.g “live sewage updates for beaches” or “standardised allergen menus”.
A year ago, an interviewer asked what I’d have told the Government if I’d been advising it, I replied, 'Come up with 100 small things that piss people off and fix one a day for the first 100 days'. As I left the stage, I emailed myself, 'set up Small ideas institute!'
And today, I’m excited it's happening. I’m funding two charities to work together to collate the submissions, narrow them down to about 200 doables then turn those into formal policy proposals which I'll bring back to you for feedback.
Then to finish we've a Cross-Party panel who’ve agreed to pick 50ish, after which we’ll start trying to make them happen. You can read far more about it and who the cross party panel are here… blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2…
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Our monthly newsletter has just landed in inboxes 📩
In this edition:
👋 A note from @harry_qp on Labour conference
👔 Vacancies at IPPR
📈 Stat of the month
3⃣ Three things
📊 Monthly poll
📅 What's coming up in October
mailchi.mp/ippr.org/ippr-new…
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Always dangerous to be so relaxed whilst speaking to a journalist.. Great to speak with @bbcnickrobinson for @BBCr4today on how the PM’s clarity of focus helps delivery across Whitehall.
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Why are the Right trying to stop people from joining the army? 🇬🇧🪖
Soldiers, sailors and airmen are disproportionately white, working-class men. But are they now turning against the military? Who is behind it? Why is it gaining traction? And what can be done about it? 🧵👇
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Really timely @IPPRNorth panel on the need to invest in communities, get to grips with what devolution means for local people, and make sure engagement is genuinely place-based and strategic.
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Join us for ‘Rebalancing the nation: The role of devolution in boosting regional prosperity.’
🕥 10.30–11.45
📍 Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool
with @IPPRNorth & @KPMG
Featuring:
👉 @Tim_Roca
👉 @NaziaRehman6
👉 Dan Price
👉 Michelle Allen
👉 Mirte Boot
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It’s that time of year! @IPPRNorth are at Labour conference for the next three days. Join us on Monday morning at the Museum of Liverpool for a brilliant panel on Britain’s communities followed by a discussion on good growth in every postcode 🙌
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The Future of the North Drinks Reception
Sunday 27th September, 17.30 – 19.30
*invite only w/@IPPRNorth
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Rebalancing the nation: The role of devolution in boosting regional prosperity
👉 @Tim_Roca
👉 @NaziaRehman6
👉 Dan Price
👉 Michelle Allen
👉 Mirte Boot
Monday 28 September, 10.30 - 11.45 | Education Area 3, Museum of Liverpool w/ @IPPRNorth @KMPG
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Great to speak to @iainjwatson for @BBCNews this morning on what to expect from Burnham at #LPC26. Cost of living should remain centre stage. Budget only four weeks away & will need to be bold. Hope & change!
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🏙️ | NEW REPORT: We expect Mayors to deliver growth, but fail to give them the tools to let them. Our new research finds that giving Mayors a 5 per cent share of income tax, would roughly double their local spending power.
Here's our plan for fiscal devolution 👇️
ippr.org/articles/devolution…
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If were serious about making the tax system fairer, equalising capital gains tax with income tax is a practical place to start. Someone who works everyday to make a living should not pay a higher percentage of their income in tax, then someone making money from selling an asset or an investment.
@RachaelAHenry on GBnews.
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📢 We’re hiring! IPPR is looking for a Publishing Assistant to join our team in Manchester.
If you’ve got a sharp eye for detail and an interest in editing, design, layout and public policy, we’d love to hear from you.
ippr.org/jobs/publishing-ass…