Category Archives: Research

1st June 2018 This article, co-authored with Dr Jenny Isherwood and published in the Future Healthcare Journal, explores the interdependence between healthcare and sustainability: https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/futurehosp/5/2/84.2

5th April 2018 This briefing paper summarises the results of a major study into the improvements to UK air quality from meeting the Climate Change Act commitments. These results quantify the significant opportunities that exist for improving public health through the co-ordination of policies to mitigate climate change and address air pollution simultaneously. In summarising,Continue reading “The Air Pollution and Health Benefits of the UK Climate Change Act (UK Health Alliance on Climate Change)”

7th December 2017 The North’s economy is more carbon intensive than the English average, and its many carbon-intensive industries face a challenging transition. However, the North has a large economic potential, more of which could be unlocked from directed investment. This IPPR report sets out a regional green industrial strategy for delivering a decarbonised northContinue reading “Net-Zero North: Delivering the decarbonisation mission in the north of England (IPPR)”

October 2017 Neoliberalism – the set of socioeconomic ideas and policies which have dominated public life over the last 40 years – has failed.  Despite the evidence that neither its analyses nor its prescriptions have worked, neoliberalism remains the dominant perspective of most socioeconomic commentary and policy-making in the UK. It needs to be replacedContinue reading “Moving beyond neoliberalism (Friends Provident Foundation)”

1st September 2017 This article, written with Alfie Stirling, seeks to place the UK’s present economic ‘moment’ in historical context. Over the course of the decade since the 2007 financial crisis, it has increasingly been acknowledged that a cyclical crisis has become a structural crisis. The failure of most economists to predict the financial crashContinue reading “Time for a New Paradigm? Past and Present Transitions in Economic Policy (Political Quarterly)”

18th July 2017 This IPPR paper – released as part of the major Northern Energy Taskforce – explores the major problems facing transport, and the potential of a mobility transition to overcome these problems as part of a wider programme of socioeconomic renewal. It argues that the north of England is well positioned to playContinue reading “Gearing up for the transition: The role of transport in a Northern energy strategy (IPPR)”

24th March 2017 With the emergence of disruptive technologies, London is on the cusp of major changes to the way that people move around the city. This IPPR report explains how positive network effects between new and existing transport services represent an unprecedented opportunity to overcome London’s transport difficulties, providing the mayor with profound scopeContinue reading “Crossroads: Choosing a future for London’s transport in the digital age (IPPR)”

2nd November 2016 The follow up to a preliminary study, this major IPPR report explores new policies to reduce air pollution focussing on increases in regulation and road charging, and tax reforms. It recommends investment should then be channelled into sustainable alternatives, including shared transport, and support programmes for those groups most affected during theContinue reading “Lethal and illegal: Solving London’s air pollution crisis (IPPR)”

18th July 2016 Air pollution is a huge and growing public health problem for the UK, and for London in particular. Across the UK as many as 40,000 deaths a year are attributed to outdoor air pollution, and it is the second most significant factor impacting on public health in London, after smoking. This IPPRContinue reading “Lethal and illegal: London’s air pollution crisis (IPPR)”

29th June 2016 The north of England’s major ports are vital and high-performing assets for region’s industries and economy, and the right strategy could further transform the North into an east–west supercorridor connecting Atlantic shipping with continental Europe. This IPPR report presents a plan for how, through closer and more effective collaboration, this vision –Continue reading “Gateways to the northern powerhouse: A northern ports strategy (IPPR)”