UCL Policy Lab

Labour MPs cheer the Chancellor’s attack on poverty, but is there a bigger story to come? How can politics build a sustainable vision for Britain's political economy? Latest analysis from the UCL Policy Lab on the Budget. ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/new…

It was a great honour to host Diego Martínez Belío, Spanish State Secretary for Foreign and Global Affairs. We were joined by those from across politics, philanthropy, journalism and campaigning to hear the distinctive Spanish approach to our current global disorder.

The government’s social cohesion plan marks a major step forward for communities. As UCL Policy Lab research shows, the government's new Social Cohesion Action Plan is right to focus on how local communities are the bedrock of cohesion. ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/new…

Government tackling important reforms on SEND support in schools today. UCL research has long shown that inclusion in mainstream schools can bring huge advantages when done in the right way. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

The UCL Policy Lab's brand is getting a refresh. We're celebrating UCL's 200th anniversary with a fresh new look. ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/new…

Neither rain nor fire, Sir Keir Starmer's fading search for a story. @mds49 writes for HopeWorks. open.substack.com/pub/thisishope…

"Britain has only ever been able to stand tall in the world, alongside partners, when it’s allowed all parts of the country to succeed." @mds49 on @AndyBurnhamGM speech at @UCLPolicyLab and @TheIFS on ‘Manchesterism’. newstatesman.com/politics/2026/…

Manchesterism could revive Britain’s fading grandeur The towns and cities of the north and the Midlands were key to Britain’s global success By @mds49 #Echobox=1768930725" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">newstatesman.com/politics/2026/…

A huge congratulations to our brilliant colleague and collaborator @WendyCarlinEcon who has been appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to economics. ucl.ac.uk/social-histori…

Superb reflections from UCL's President, Dr Michael Spence, on our recent @UCLPolicyLab & @Moreincommon_ report Shared Institutions. In short, civic partnership, research impact and 'Disagreeing Well' are key to universities' social licence to operate. ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/…

Tax Reform and the British Economy. Leading experts from the US, Europe and Asia will gather at UCL for a two-day conference supported by @EconUCL & @StoneEcon_UCL, helping build momentum and ideas to support tax reform in Britain and around the world ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/new…

ECHR Reform: A Danger of Contagion in Relation to Article 3. Veronika Fikfak @uclspp on the proposed changes to the ECHR. ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/12/09/ver…

✍️ 'If we do not want a generation whose first instinct is to confide in a machine, we as adults need to regain young people’s trust' | Writes Noreena Hertz Read the full comment piece at the link below ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/0…

We failed Gen Z on social media – we cannot fail them on AI, too. UCL Policy Lab Hon Prof @noreenahertz on the need to understand the impact of AI on young people. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/0…

Pleasure to do keynote @UCLPolicyLab @FutureGovForum. Disruption is a way of doing politics. Meeting anger with energy. Taking on defenders of the status quo. State reform is key to backing working class people and unlocking this country’s potential.