Charities underpin the UK’s social safety net as cost of living crisis bites

The Financial Times

REPORT

Open Goal: Football in the North and the Fan-Led Review

New research from Onward and the NRG explaining why the Fan-Led Review is key to safeguarding the future of football in the North.

REPORT

Lessons for Labour: 2024 strategy

What does Onward polling tell us about Keir Starmer's Labour Party's chance of winning the general election in 2024?

REPORT

Good Neighbours: How do levels of hyper-local trust vary and why does it matter?

REPORT

Green Jobs, Red Wall: Why green industrial jobs are critical to Levelling Up

This report explores the potential for green industrial jobs to boost Levelling Up, and the race against time the UK faces to secure them.

REPORT

First Steps: Fixing childcare

Why we need to fix Britain's broken childcare system.

REPORT

Incentivising Innovation: Reforming R&D Tax Credits

How to reform R&D Tax Credits to incentivise innovation when public finances are stretched.

Politics Home

Tories warned push to get parents into work will fail without “fixing” childcare

Politics Home comments on Onward's perspective about a future childcare reform.

The Times

Quickest way to level up is to stop the yobs

Sebastian Payne, Onward's Director, wrote an op-ed for The Times about tackling antisocial behaviour.

The Times

Quickest way to level up is to stop the yobs

Sebastian Payne, Onward's Director, wrote an op-ed for The Times about tackling antisocial behaviour.

Bloomberg UK

UK’s Poorer Regions Fall Further Behind in Blow to Sunak’s ‘Levelling Up’ Pledge

Bloomberg UK quotes Sebastian Payne on Levelling Up.

Forbes

Horizon: Priming ‘Plan B’

Forbes referenced Onward's event with George Freeman MP.

The i

Brexit Britain is getting squeezed by the US and EU in the race for green jobs

The i comments on Onward's report on Levelling Up 'Green Jobs, Red Wall: Why Green Industrial Jobs are Critical to Levelling Up.'

The Star

Bents Green and Millhouses: Sheffield neighbourhood branded ‘most trusting’ in England

The Star comments on Onward's report 'Good Neighbours.'

The Week

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 21 January 2023

The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda mentions Onward's report 'Lessons for Labour.'

The Guardian

Labour could win big with shift to right on social issues, says thinktank

The Guardian comments on Onward's report 'Lessons for Labour'.

Politics Home

This New Year, government should resolve to do more to enable the use and development of animal-free research and testing

Politics Home quotes Matt Birkett, head of Onward's 'Science Superpower' programme.

The Municipal Journal

Gulf in communities’ levels of social trust

The Municipal Journal comments on recent polling from Onward on neighbourhood and social trust.

Express

NHS patients could miss out on breakthrough drugs as big pharma firms ditch UK scheme

Express mentions Onward's Keynote Speech event with George Freeman's MP.

The Times

Britain must prove it can be bold, not reckless

William Hague cites Onward report 'Green Jobs, Red Wall' in his column for The Times, on the five-year window the UK have to secure investment in the manufacturing of green technologies.

Daily Mail

Should you trust your neighbours? New map reveals most and least trusting areas in England – find out where yours fared

The Daily Mail mentions Onward's study on neighbourhood trust.

The Times

The nation’s most trusting neighbourhoods: see how your area fares

The Times mentions 'Good Neighbours', Onward's new report on social trust.

City AM

Explainer-in-brief: Trust thy neighbour could be a lesson for Michael Gove

City AM comments on Onward's new report on social trust.

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester could get more powers to help people off benefits and into work

Manchester Evening News mentions Ben Bradley MP and Adam Hawksbee's opinion piece for The Times.

The Express

UK finally ditches EU shackles and opens for global business with new 3-point masterplan

The Express reports on the UK's ambitious three-point plan to become a science superpower, delivered by Science Minister George Freeman at the Onward-hosted event.

Science Business Net

UK science minister seeks wave of investment for R&D using horizon alternatives

Science Business Net comments on Onward's Keynote Speech event with George Freeman's MP.

The Times

When economies fail, democracy is in danger

Emma Duncan's article for The Times on threats to democracy makes use of Onward's report 'The Kids Aren't Alright', citing the survey finding that three-fifths of 18 to 44 year olds think that 'having a strong leader who does not have to bother with parliament or elections' would be a good way to run the country.

The Times

Science minister at odds with Braverman’s student migrant cap

The Times reports on Science Minister George Freeman's speech on Britain's ambition to become a science superpower, delivered at Onward's event in Westminster on Wednesday.

LGO

Labour has missed a trick by ruling out fiscal devolution

Adam Hawksbee is mentioned in Megan Kenyon's Local Government Chronicle article on Labour devolution policies.

Financial Times

Minister sets out ‘science superpower’ ambitions for UK

The Financial Times follows Onward's event 'Science Superpower' as Science Minister George Freeman delivers his speech on the UK's science ambitions.

Times Higher Education

UK Horizon alternative ‘aims to make Brussels pick up the phone’

Times Higher Education reports on Science Minister George Freeman's speech, delivered at Onward event 'Science Superpower', on the future of UK science after Brexit.

Research Professional News

UK’s Horizon plan B is on PM’s desk for sign-off, says Freeman

Research Professional reports the details from Science Minister George Freeman's speech on the future of UK science after Brexit, delivered at Onward event 'Science Superpower'.

Politico

UK science will need ‘realistic’ focus if blocked from EU schemes, says Minister

Politico writes up Science Minister George Freeman's speech on the future for UK science after Brexit, delivered at Onward event 'Science Superpower'

Politico

Politico – Mad for Scientists

Politico flags Onward's Science Superpower event hosting Science Minister George Freeman MP, setting out Britain's science vision beyond Brexit.

Wonkhe

Freeman sets out his agenda

Wonkhe comments on Onward's Keynote Speech event with George Freeman's MP.

Islington Tribune

Eco 2023: Empty shops on high street? Turn them into climate centres

The Islington Tribune refers to Onward's finding in 'Street Bids' that London's shop vacancy rate is over 10 per cent.

The Conservative Reader

Paul Goodman calls for a truly Conservative childcare policy

Paul Goodman's Conservative Home comment piece features here in The Conservative Reader, drawing on ideas from Onward's First Steps report on reforming Britain's childcare system.

Politico

Top engagement effort from Onward’s new comms boss

Onward's new Head of Comms gets a shout out in today's Politico London Influence.

Prospect Magazine

Sunak is right to scrap Truss’s childcare proposals – but he needs his own plan

Prospect Magazine features Onward polling from First Steps, finding that a third of women say the cost of childcare has led to them or their partners considering quitting their jobs, in this article on Britain's childcare system.

The Big Issue

Renting is up and home ownership is down since 2011, according to latest census data

Adam Hawksbee features in this Big Issue article on housing issues, commenting on the challenges young families have in getting on the property ladder.

Conservative Home

What a Conservative childcare policy would look like

Paul Goodman writes for Conservative Home on childcare reform, citing Onward's report 'First Steps' on fixing Britain's childcare system.

BBC Radio 4

Adam Hawksbee discusses our childcare report on Women’s Hour

Adam Hawksbee features on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour, speaking about the findings and recommendations from Onward's childcare reform report 'First Steps'.

The Times

Don’t ditch my childcare reforms, Liz Truss tells Rishi Sunak

The Times reports on Onward polling on parent attitudes to childcare from our report 'First Steps'.

The Sun

Britain’s least trusting neighbours live in Wigan… but where does YOUR town rank

The Sun reports on new polling from Onward on neighbourhood trust.

Steyn Online

Debt, diversity and decline

Adam Hawksbee features on GB News, speaking about the findings and recommendations from Onward's childcare reform report 'First Steps'. Read media coverage of the interview here on Steyn Online.

The Times

Why would anyone under 45 vote Tory?

The Times mentions Onward report 'After the Fall' on the increasing age of Conservative voters.

The Yorkshire Post

Tories set to lose ‘Sea Wall’ of coastal seats

The Yorkshire Post reports on Onward's claim from Green Jobs, Red Wall, that Britain have a five-year window to secure investment in green industries or lose out to international competitors.

City A.M.

Government must ‘work night and day’ so UK doesn’t lose out on green jobs to other countries

Onward's research, "Green Jobs, Red Wall", is mentioned in City A.M.

Business Green

Lifecycle emissions: New report argues product standards could turbocharge decarbonisation efforts

Onward research is cited in Business Green on decarbonisation.

Financial Times

2022 year in review

Sebastian Payne mentions Onward in the Financial Times

Media coverage for Green Jobs, Red Wall

Media coverage for Green Jobs, Red Wall, including Adam Hawksbee and Saqib Bhatti's op-ed for Times Red Box and news reports from Politics Home, City AM and Energy Voice.

The Times

Green jobs can unlock levelling up — but the government must move fast

Adam Hawksbee and Saqib Bhatti write for Times Red Box on Onward's new report, Green Jobs Red Wall, on the opportunities for Levelling Up provided by driving investment in green industries.

The Times

Green jobs can unlock levelling up — but the government must move fast

Adam Hawksbee and Saqib Bhatti write for Times Red Box on Onward's new report Green Jobs, Red Wall, on the opportunities for Levelling Up that could be boosted by investment in green industries.

Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda – The Race to Net Zero

Manchester Evening News reports The Northern Agenda's comments on Onward's new publication 'Green Jobs, Red Wall' on the five-year window for the Government to secure investment in green industrial jobs crucial to Levelling Up regions in the north.

E and T

UK at risk of ‘missing out’ on green manufacturing funding, warns think tank

E&T reports on our new publication, Green Jobs Red Wall, on the urgent five-year window the Government has to secure green manufacturing jobs in regions most in need of Levelling Up.

GOV.UK

Social Mobility Commission Quarterly Commentary: December 2022

Onward's science research on R&D tax incentives and Levelling up 'Beyond Schools' report was mentioned in the Social Mobility Commission.

Radio News Hub

UK has just five years to secure green manufacturing investment – think tank

Radio News Hub reports on our new publication, Green Jobs Red Wall, on the urgent five-year window the Government has to secure green manufacturing jobs in regions most in need of Levelling Up.

Carbon Brief

Global coal consumption to reach all-time high this year – IEA

Adam Hawksbee's co-authored written piece for Times Red Box is quoted.

City AM

Explainer-in-brief: Britain needs to up its game on green jobs

City AM reports on our new publication, Green Jobs Red Wall, on the urgent five-year window the Government has to secure investment in green industries in places most in need of Levelling Up.

CAPX

Newly retired Boomers can help pick up the childcare slack

CAPX reflects on the findings from "First Steps: Fixing Childcare

The Northern Echo

Teesside praised as example of how green energy can transform region

The Northern Echo praise Onward's new report Green Jobs, Red Wall, on securing green industrial jobs in places the most in need of Levelling Up. Teesside's ambitions for Net Zero hydrogen and CCUS could deliver thousands of well-paid jobs if the Government act now to secure investment.

UK Daily News

Red Wall Tory MPs insist green jobs are critical to success

UK Daily News cover our new report, Green Jobs Red Wall, on the urgent five-year window Government has to secure green industrial jobs in regions to be Levelled Up. They quote Dame Andrea Leadsom MP and Simon Fell MP's endorsements of the report.

Politico

London Playbook: Wonk Watch

Politico's Playbook reports on Onward's new report Green Jobs, Red Wall, highlighting the urgent five-year window for the UK to secure green industrial jobs.

Politics Home

Red Wall Tory MPs Insist Green Jobs Are Vital To Levelling Up Success

Our new report Green Jobs, Red Wall is picked up by Politics Home's John Johnstone, outlining our call for urgent action to secure green industrial jobs in regions to be Levelled Up within a five-year window.

Nursery World

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK’s ‘broken’ childcare system

Nursery World documents the findings from our new report 'First Steps' on reforming the British childcare system.

Off to Lunch

The Simpsons, childcare and the UK economy…

Off to Lunch documents the findings from our new report 'First Steps' on reforming the British childcare system.

Politics Home

Tory MP Says Winning Election Is “Nearly Impossible”, Childcare System Is “Failing”, Senior Tory To Quit

Politics Home mentions our new report 'First Steps' on how the current British childcare system is failing families and how it could be improved.

The Conservative Reader

The Conservative Reader – Supporting Families

The Conservative Reader takes note of our new report 'First Steps', discussing its proposed reforms to Britain's childcare system.

Politico

London Playbook: Labour holds Chester — Pestminster returns — Hancock diaries

Politico's Playbook promotes our new report 'First Steps' on reforming Britain's childcare system.

The Economist

Does Britain have a problem with R&D spending?

Adam Hawksbee is quoted in this Economist article on private sector R&D funding.

The Telegraph

‘Letting parents split childcare leave is good for children – and the economy’, Government told

Adam Hawksbee is quoted in The Telegraph on the social and economic costs of expensive childcare in the UK.

Centre for Social Justice

Playing the Ace: A plan to unleash the potential of adult community education

The Centre for Social Justice's report 'Playing the Ace' leans on Onward research from 'Course Correction' on skills.

The Telegraph

High taxes and ‘no future’ spark fears of mass exodus of young Britons

Adam Hawksbee talks Levelling Up in this Telegraph article on the risk of highly skilled workers leaving the UK if they continue to be overworked and underpaid.

Utility Week

Windfall tax blows chill wind through renewables sector

Utility Week cites Onward's research on a windfall tax for the renewable sector.

The Independent

UK Silicon Valley plan that Michael Gove ‘flushed down toilet’ given new lease of life

Adam Hawksbee is quoted in The Independent on the possible benefits of the OxCam Arc Project for the Levelling Up agenda.

The New Statesman

Do the Tories understand how much young people hate them?

Onward research from the report 'Generation Why' is cited in The New Statesman, in a piece about voting differences between young and old people.

The Independent

What is the future of the Conservative Party?

The Independent quote Tim Pitt from his report for Onward 'The Road to Credibility', which argues that the Conservatives have become unmoored from their economic foundations since 2016. They also document Will Tanner's recent appointment as the Prime Minister's Deputy Chief of Staff.

Utility Week

Gas exemption from generator levy branded ‘inexplicable’

Utility Week document the details of the new Electricity Generator Levy announced in the Autumn Statement.

The Telegraph

How past mistakes are forcing us to pay too much for green power

The Telegraph cites Onward's estimation for UK electricity generation based on Contracts for Difference.

Politico

With the UK economy in freefall, Rishi Sunak clings to a fracturing Tory coalition

Adam Hawksbee's response to the Autumn Statement is featured in Politico. He commends the Chancellor on his recommitment to levelling up, and insists that Will Tanner's recent appointment as Deputy Chief of Staff in Number 10 will further this agenda.

Guido Fawkes

Free market wonks react to Hunt’s tax hikes

Adam Hawksbee's response to the Autumn Statement is featured in Guido Fawkes. He commends the Chancellor for taking "tough decisions".

Conservative Home

Think tank response round-up to today’s announcements

Adam Hawksbee's response to the Autumn Statement was quoted in Conservative Home. He commends the Chancellor's commitment to protecting vulnerable households.

The Telegraph

We are tackling economic problems ‘head-on’, says Jeremy Hunt as he defends £25bn tax increases

Adam Hawksbee's response to the Autumn Statement is quoted in Telegraph. He commends the Chancellor's measures to protect the most vulnerable.

The Sun

HUNT’S TAX RAID Brits face highest tax burden since WW2 – but most vulnerable households will get £1,350 payments, Jeremy Hunt says

Adam Hawksbee's response to the Autumn Statement is quoted in The Sun. He commends the Chancellors for implementing measures which will protect the most vulnerable.

The Spectator

Tugendhat: we will win the next election and win it well

The Spectator covers Onward's After Hours event with Alicia Kearns MP in Westminster.

City AAd

Hunt to stare down Tory backlash as he hikes taxes across the board

Adam Hawksbee is quoted in City AM on the Tory's route to victory in 2024.

The New Statesman

Can the Autumn Statement cushion the Tories’ fall?

In an article on what policies the Tories must pursue in the upcoming Autumn Statement, Freddie Hayward cites research from our R&D tax incentives report 'Incentivising Innovation.'

The New Statesman

Can Thursday’s Autumn Statement cushion the Tories’ fall?

The New Statesman refers to Onward's new report 'Incentivising Innovation' arguing for R&D tax reforms rather than cuts, ahead of the Autumn Statement. They also document Will Tanner's recent move to be the Prime Minister's Deputy Chief of Staff.

The Financial Times

Jeremy Hunt set to overhaul Britain’s R&D tax credits scheme for SMEs

Our research on R&D tax credits is referenced ahead of the upcoming autumn statement

Inside Housing

My home town and levelling up

Boris Worall, Chief Executive of Rooftop Housing Group and resident of Walsall, shares his reflections of our interim report about levelling up in Walsall

City AM

In search of a plug for the blackhole, Hunt must not cull investment in our future

Matt Burnett, Head of Onward's Science Superpower research programme writes for CityAM on why the governmen't R&D policies are vital to economic revival.

Politico

London Playbook: 48 hours in Bali — Bridge over troubled water — Hunting for cash

Onward's latest report 'Incentivising Innovation' urges the Chancellor to maintain the Government's commitment to R&D spending in the Autumn statement, Politico reports.

Bloomberg

Trapped by Markets and Voters, Sunak Faces ‘Impossible’ Budget

Bloomberg discuss the UK's economic backdrop ahead of the autumn budget statement, drawing on Onward research on future politics.

The Times

Wealthy children have a monopoly on music lessons

The Times Education editor Nicola Woolcock covers research from our latest report on the case for school enrichment.

Politico

London Influence: No money left — Powerhouse in peril — Onward and upwards

Will Tanner heads to Number 10 as Rishi Sunak's new Deputy Chief of Staff, while Onward's deputy director Adam Hawksbee steps up as interim director, Politico reports.

BBC News

Economists question ‘black hole’ in UK finances

BBC Economics Correspondent Andy Verity cites research from our report 'The Road to Credibility,' in his analysis of the gap in public finances.

The Times

Everything’s up for grabs, because the Tories have lost their bearings

David Smith mentions our report the Road to Credibility in highlighting what sound Conservative economic policies should look like today.

Inside Politics Newsletter, The Financial Times

There’s no disguising cuts to public services and infrastructure

Stephen Bush from the Financial Times covers Onward's research report 'The Road to Credibility,' on what Conservative economic policy should mean in the current economic context.

Financial Times

There’s no disguising cuts to public services and infrastructure

Stephen Bush writes for The Times ahead of Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement, drawing on Onward fellow Tim Pitt's report 'The Road to Credibility' on a Conservative economic strategy.

Politics Home

R&D funding must be protected from cuts

Head of Onward's Science Superpower research programme writes for Politics Home, setting out why R&D funding must be protected from cuts.

The Sun

Jeremy Hunt to set out £60bn of tax rises and cuts – hitting Brits with up to £25bn in hikes

Onward's new report 'The Road to Credibility' is mentioned in this Sun article ahead of Sunak and Hunt's anticipated tax reforms.

The Telegraph

Jeremy Hunt plans up to £35 billion in spending cuts amid recession concern

The Telegraph refers to Onward's new report 'The Road to Credibility' ahead of expected changes to taxes.

The Independent

Abandon ‘half-baked’ Thatcherism, says former Tory economic adviser

Tim Pitt and Will Tanner's report 'The Road to Credibility' is unpacked in this Independent article about Conservative economic principles.

The Guardian

Jeremy Hunt to outline £60bn of tax rises and spending cuts

Tim Pitt and Will Tanner's report 'The Road to Credibility' on reforming the tax system comes amid reports that Sunak and Hunt are preparing to make significant tax changes.

The Telegraph

Why the ‘shambolic’ cost of childcare doesn’t add up

Interim Director Adam Hawksbee is quoted on the reasons why childcare is essential for national growth

The Times

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt, the odd couple finding ties that bind to face down storm

Onward's former director Will Tanner joins Number 10 as Rishi Sunak's Deputy Chief of Staff, The Times report. Oliver Wright and Steven Swinford quote Will Tanner on his priorities for the Government.

The Washington Post

Don’t Fear the UK’s Coming Zombie Apocalypse

Matthew Brooker's analysis for The Washington Post draws on Onward's research 'Paying it Forward', which estimates companies 'zombified' since the start of the pandemic.