Institute for Fiscal Studies

No 10 refuses to deny Sunak was given informal warning about Raab’s behaviour before he made him deputy PM – as it happened
Dominic Raab under increasing pressure as civil servants’ union calls for him to be suspended until bullying inquiry concludes
Andrew Sparrow
01, Feb, 2023 @5:05 PM

UK benefit changes have pushed people into dead-end, low-paid jobs, says IFS
Tougher rules have boosted employment but jobs offer scant career progression and contribute little to tax revenue
Larry Elliott Economics editor
01, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM

Scotland may have to rethink free university places pledge, analysis shows
IFS says if Holyrood’s health and climate policies remain in place other public spending will also suffer
Phillip Inman
26, Jan, 2023 @12:24 PM

Teachers’ pay cut by £6,600 since 2010, says Institute for Fiscal Studies
IFS says pay erosion helps explain why traditionally moderate teaching unions are considering strike action
Richard Adams Education editor
12, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM

The Guardian view on Sunak’s strikes: to be more inflexible than Thatcher is a flaw | Editorial
Editorial: The prime minister should be like his political idol and award inflation-proof pay rises to end industrial strife by key workers
Editorial
12, Dec, 2022 @7:02 PM

Schools in England face ‘significant squeeze’ on budgets, IFS report finds
Annual survey reveals further education and sixth form colleges could experience particular hardship
Richard Adams Education editor
12, Dec, 2022 @12:01 AM

Education secretary’s empty boast on school funding | Letters
Letters: Gill Vincent, Shaun Soper and Mike Lee on Gillian Keegan saying that the Tories are doing their best for teachers and schools
01, Dec, 2022 @6:28 PM

How the autumn statement brought back the ‘squeezed middle’
Respected thinktanks say Jeremy Hunt’s policies will shock Middle England, with higher taxes here to stay
Larry Elliott
18, Nov, 2022 @2:11 PM

The British people ‘just got a lot poorer’, says IFS thinktank
UK has scored ‘a series of economic own goals’, Institute for Fiscal Studies says after autumn statement
Anna Isaac
18, Nov, 2022 @11:14 AM

Minority ethnic Britons’ educational success not reflected in pay, study finds
‘Clear evidence’ of discrimination in terms of salary and careers despite academic progress, IFS study finds
Richard Adams Education editor
14, Nov, 2022 @12:01 AM

Inflation will erode funding for early years care, finds IFS
Report foresees funding for childcare places in England falling by 8% over next three years
Richard Adams Education editor
11, Nov, 2022 @7:00 AM

Rising asset wealth and falling real wages ‘drive inequality in Britain’
Young people no longer able to rely on hard work to improve their living standards as they age, says IFS
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
09, Nov, 2022 @6:01 AM
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