Former IFS Director Paul Johnson

We set out the facts on UK inequality, from income and wealth to opportunity, health and place.

This in-person event, in partnership with and hosted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, will discuss the findings of the IFS-Deaton Review

The IFS-Deaton Review’s final workshop, where we explored the review's findings and their policy implications in the UK context.

But any strategy for boosting the economy that ignores the social consequences is dangerous

In Paul's final episode, he speaks with incoming IFS Director Helen Miller about the big economic pressures facing the UK.

The chancellor has to somehow reconcile tax and spending, but both her own Labour MPs and the Tory opposition are still living in a dream world 

Can the UK pensions system deliver a decent standard of living in retirement? We explore the challenges and changes needed.

The proposals put forward maintain an important balance between the state, employers and workers.

We provide concrete recommendations to improve the UK pension system to secure better standards of living for future pensioners.

This year's RES Conference features a special session on the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities with key IFS contributors to the review.

What was Sure Start, what impact did it have, and why does it still matter? We speak to Christine Farquharson and Ed Balls to find out.

Changes proposed in the fabled Green Book review could end up being highly consequential and tell us how the government is thinking — which worries me

Delays in serious court cases are at record highs. We ask why the Crown Court backlog is growing—and if more money alone can solve it.

We take a closer look at the Spending Review and what the policies mean for public services, investment and the wider economy. 

Which public services are the relative winners and losers from Rachel Reeves’ multi-year 2025 Spending Review?

Rachel Reeves is to allocate between competing priorities with her spending review, and a 2.5 per cent rise for health could mean cuts elsewhere

The rise of Reform and the Greens is healthy for democracy, but not if their manifestos are sheer fantasy 

Public sector pension rules are a mess that helps neither workers nor the government. Fixing them could be a win-win.

Rachel Reeves should consider increasing the basic rate, just as Denis Healey did in 1975