This article was originally published on our Substack. After years of back and forth and months of mounting speculation, this week the Government gave the green light to the Jackdaw gas field. But one small hydrocarbon project dominating headlines risks missing the much bigger – and more important – question over where tomorrow’s good jobs … Continued The post Jackdaw is a distraction from Aberdeen’s much bigger problem appeared first on Resolution Foundation.

This blog was originaly published on the Resolution Foundation’s Substack.  Once a year the Low Pay Commission (LPC) assemble in their Canary Wharf office to decide the following year’s minimum wage rates. I went along to share my thoughts on falling youth employment. I said that we can’t confidently blame the minimum wage. But the … Continued The post Is the minimum wage to blame for falling youth employment? appeared first on Resolution Foundation.

Afternoon all, It’s less than two weeks till the Budget and we’ve published our take on the key decisions – and constraints – facing Chancellor Healey. If you don’t have time for all 50 pages, we’ve got your primer in Something for the weekend, and a fresh podcast dropping next week. Budget enthusiasts should also … Continued The post Is PIP reaching the right people? appeared first on Resolution Foundation.

Morning all, We’ve nearly reached the end of party conference season – and I managed to avoid karaoke throughout. We had brilliant audiences at all our party conference events, so thank you to everyone who made up a part of them. Conference season not withstanding, we’ve been busy at RF towers recently as we gear … Continued The post Swedish spouses and putting AI in the therapists’ chair appeared first on Resolution Foundation.

I never imagined two years ago that I would enjoy being sat in a Radio Four studio trying to explain how much the Government would save from adjusting the triple lock. Mostly because at that point I had never been on the radio. But also because I didn’t expect UK politics to deliver such courage, … Continued The post Why nobody knows how much we’ll save from the triple lock announcement appeared first on Resolution Foundation.