Publications

Amardeep Singh Dhillon (December 2022): The 2019 election defeat of Corbyn’s Labour Party marked the beginning of a new era for the British Left, as the fragile coalitions which had cohered around the hope of a social democratic Labour government shattered. As the Left reoriented itself within Labour, trade unions and social movements, seismic events including the pandemic, increased state and police repression, and the so-called cost of living crisis presented challenges as well as opportunities for new modes of organisation. With levels of industrial militancy not seen in a generation, and glimpses of new organisational infrastructures having developed, among others, around COP, Kill the Bill and the cost of living crisis, there is evidence of a proactive, collective reorientation of the left beyond the defeat of Corbynism.

Daniel Allington, Harry Shukman, William Galinsky and Rachel Briscoe (2023): The spread of online misinformation is a key concern in a digitally-permeated society, prompting fears that engagement with it can lead, particularly among young people, to radicalisation and inter-group hate. This paper assesses the scale of the problem, and examines a range of tools and techniques intended to mitigate its impact, from online fact-checking services and content warnings to interfaith dialogue and state-mandated educational programmes. The most promising methods of confronting misinformation are likely those that engage people in the real-world and build lasting relationships across community divides beyond the internet. Interventions that take place solely online, on the other hand, are yet to deliver robust and easily scalable impacts.

Sam Alvis & Luke Murphy (December 2022): The UK drastically needs to reduce carbon emissions and address biodiversity

loss. Meanwhile, the public, staring down the barrel of soaring costs and economic headwinds are looking for tangible improvements to their everyday lives and local environments. This is why, last year, IPPR’s Environmental Justice Commission proposed a £300 billion 10-year package of investment, rooted in fairness to transform the environment, the economy, and wellbeing.

David Baldock (2022): There are a number of possible paths for EU-UK cooperation on environmental regulation, including dynamic alignment with EU law at one extreme and systematic departure from EU standards at the other. The UK has duplicated some regulatory mechanisms, though little strategy on environmental policy had emerged until the publication of the Retained EU law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which would repeal all EU law by the end of 2023. The creation of a dedicated forum for environmental EU-UK cooperation, or rejoining the EEA, could present steps towards a robust maintenance of environmental standards on both sides of the channel.

Rosa Crawford (2022): The UK-EU Trade & Cooperation Agreement contained enforceable commitments for governments to maintain high standards of employment and social rights, and environmental and climate standards.