Hartlepool has more school-leavers who go on to advanced apprenticeships and other “higher technical” qualifications than anywhere else in England, a think-tank reveals today.

The Government should pay public money into the personal pensions of women who take time out of work to care for children or elderly relatives, a think-tank says today.

Businesses should agree a “new social contract” on improved tax compliance, treatment of workers and support for communities in exchange for emergency support during the coronavirus crisis, a new report says today.

GPs should be paid extra to refer men to weight management services as part of a drive to improve responses to male obesity, a cross-party think-tank says today.

New research released today by the Social Market Foundation and the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) shows that levels of happiness appear to have been highest during the Victorian era, and during the 20th Century peaked during 1957, a level to which they have never returned.

The NHS will collapse without “radical and unpopular” changes including reducing the number of hospitals, setting up treatment hubs run by the private sector and transferring power and funding to local councils, a former health minister says today.

Businesses that raise wages and training budgets for low-paid workers should get tax cuts, a think-tank has said.

Landlords’ unwillingness to spend money insulating millions of drafty rental properties is a significant obstacle to Britain’s net zero-carbon agenda, a think-tank has warned.