What does a radical progressive answer to the challenge of economic stagnation look like?

Institute for Public Policy Research ( IPPR ) was founded in 1988 as a counterweight to the right-wing intellectualism being developed by the likes of the CPS and IEA .

Harry Quilter-Pinner was announced as the new executive director of the think tank at the start of the year .

He argues that the Thatcher , New Labour and post-2010 Conservative strategy of focusing on headline growth first had failed.

IPPR alumni from New Labour era include David Miliband and Patricia Hewitt .

The 2024 intake of Labour MPs boasts an impressive number of figures associated with the think tank in various capacities.

IPPR director Quilter-Pinner insists he has no intention or desire of ever moving into frontline politics.