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ippr at 2008 party conferences - (Found September 17, 2008 )

2008 again sees ippr hosting fringe events across all three major party conferences in Bournemouth, Manchester, and Birmingham. Our high profile expert panellists will be debating pressing policy issues facing the UK today.
http://www.ippr.orghttp://www.ipprconferences.org

Food needs to become a greater policy priority - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Food is a major determinant of the UKs social, economic and environmental wellbeing and that greater priority and coordination is needed on food rather than applying a static food policy.
http://www.ippr.org/ipprnorth/pressreleases/?id=3184

Important six months for farming - (Found September 17, 2008 )

We have just entered what may be one of the most important six months for some time to come. Yesterday, France took over the Presidency of the European Union, and will lead discussions until the end of 2008.
http://www.ippr.org/ipprnorth/articles/?id=3214

Bin the Barnett formula - (Found September 17, 2008 )

New research by ippr north on the Barnett formula reveals the true extent of the funding disparities between the constituent nations of the UK.
http://www.ippr.org/ipprnorth/articles/?id=3209

North or South - (Found September 17, 2008 )

So we're told that London is the future. Are established cities with thriving economies destined to be subsumed as satellite or dormitory towns as London's economic dominance continues unabated Not likely.
http://www.ippr.org/ipprnorth/articles/?id=3232

Fortress Britain: Is Immigration Working - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Professor Andrew Geddes from Sheffield University will argue that immigration frenzies in the media and politics are largely missing the point. December 1.
http://www.ippr.org/ipprnorth/events/?id=3221

Marginalised and depressed - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Older people's mental health and wellbeing has been severely neglected while young people's health and wellbeing have been the focus of many new policies and debate.&160; 2.4 million older people are estimated to have depression which impairs their quality of life.
http://www.ippr.org/pressreleases/?id=3215

Premiership clubs should become ethical employers - (Found September 17, 2008 )

The Barclays Premier League is the most lucrative football league in the world. But despite this affluence, every single club is condemning many of its workers off the pitch and away from the spotlight to a life of working poverty.
http://www.ippr.org/pressreleases/?id=3231

Population: size isn't everything - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Debate about the UK's growing population must move beyond statistics: we must maximise the benefits of migration, says ippr's Jill Rutter.
http://www.ippr.org/articles/?id=3239

A Way Out for Brown - (Found September 17, 2008 )

Is Gordon Brown finished Well not necessarily so, according to ippr's Michael Kenny. And the answer might be found in the PM's own political identity.
http://www.ippr.org/articles/?id=3245