Thomas Pope
Deputy Chief Economist
Capital spending in public services
Crumbling schools, hospitals and prisons need a new capital spending plan to turn performance around.
Funding local growth in England
The next government must end "begging bowl culture" of local growth funding.
How the next government should complete the job of English devolution
The next government must extend devolution to 85% of England to deliver meaningful and balanced economic growth.
Where next for levelling up?
This short paper highlights five key challenges that any government seeking to reduce regional inequalities will need to address.
A Labour government would need to take big decisions to deliver on its devolution agenda
Do Keir Starmer’s and Angela Rayner’s devolution plans add up?
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Becoming a minister: Getting to grips with departmental budgets
Before newly appointed ministers can get started on any of their own plans, they need to quickly get to grips with their department's existing budget.
Addressing rising energy bills
The measures committed to by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will make only a small dent in the costs now expected this winter.
Sunak and Truss should replace tax pledges with tax reform plans
Simply slashing tax rates won’t be enough to boost growth
Competition and Markets Authority
The Competition and Markets Authority is the UK’s principal authority responsible for competition and consumer protection.
Levelling up and innovation
A review on what innovation policies are likely to contribute to levelling up by increasing productivity in places outside of London and South East.
Levelling up and infrastructure policy
A review on what infrastructure policies are likely to contribute to levelling up by increasing productivity in places outside the South East.
Levelling up and skills policy
This insight reviews the evidence on what skills policies are likely to contribute to levelling up by increasing productivity in places outside of Lon
What levelling up policies will drive economic change?
Levelling up will not deliver the changes promised by Boris Johnson unless the next PM’s government is more ambitious in tackling regional inequality.
Coronavirus: what support did government provide for individuals and businesses?
This explainer lays out the main economic support schemes provided by the UK government during the pandemic, how much they cost and who benefited.
Churn in ‘levelling up’ policies in the UK
As part of its ambition to ‘level up’ the UK, the government has committed to tackling regional economic inequalities.