A Manifesto for the North Press Release

8^th July 2016

CHANCELLOR WARNS NORTHERN POWERHOUSE DREAM MUST SURVIVE BREXIT   Strict Embargo: 00:01 July 8th 2016   The Northern Powerhouse must not be left behind in a post-Brexit Britain, Chancellor George Osborne has warned as a leading think tank called for its leaders to work closer together.

Press Release: The Mission of Media in an Age of Monopoly

26^th May 2016

GOOGLE TAX NEEDED TO MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA PAY FOR NEWS   Strict embargo: 00:01 26th May 2016   Google should be made to pay for the news it takes from other media outlets and promotes on its own website, independent think tank ResPublica has found.

Press Release: Care After Cure

1^st March 2016

  The NHS is going to waste £3.3 billion caring for patients who don’t need medical treatment but the money would be better spent on a Fast Track Discharge Fund to move vulnerable older people into care homes, according to a report from the independent think tank ResPublica.

Press Release: Ticket to Ride

23^rd February 2016

Press Release: Make or Break

30^th November 2015

MANUFACTURING REVOLUTION NEEDED FOR STRONGER ECONOMY A huge increase in exports is needed to get British manufacturing back on its feet and move the economy away from a dangerous over-reliance on service industries, a detailed new report from the independent think tank ResPublica has found.

Press Release: The Care Collapse

10^th November 2015

The NHS faces a £3 billion bill as residential care homes shut their doors forcing hospitals to care for the elderly, according to a report from the independent think tank ResPublica.

Press Release: A red card for failing public services will help Key Cities succeed

6^th October 2015

Failing centralised public services should be shown the ‘red card’ and their work should be brought under the control of local communities and councils, independent think tank ResPublica has demanded.

Press Release: Private renters increase while home ownership flat lines, finds new report

5^th October 2015

More people are renting their homes from private landlords than ever before, says a detailed new report on ownership in Britain over the last thirty years.

Press Release: Homeowners need “Help to Improve” energy efficiency loans

23^rd September 2015

Homeowners should be offered low interest loans, guaranteed by the government, to pay for energy efficiency improvements to their homes, according to a radical new report from the leading independent think tank ResPublica The innovative report called ‘After the Green Deal: Empowering people and places to improve their homes’ says ‘Help to Improve’ loans would operate in a similar way to the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme.

Press Release: A Community Right to Beauty

20^th July 2015

EARN £45, 000 IF YOU WANT ACCESS TO BEAUTIFUL AND GREEN SURROUNDINGS EMBARGOED: 00:01 Thursday July 23th Households with incomes higher than £45, 000 a year (1) are the most able to access beautiful places and green spaces, according to a new report from the independent think tank ResPublica.