Student loans now top £50k for many graduates. We explain how repayments work, who pays most, and whether the system is ...

We examine the labour supply response of doctors in England to a reform to public sector pensions.

We trace the lifecycle of judicial bias in India’s criminal courts, leveraging the quasi-random assignment of judges to courts and cases.

The government has announced changes to funding for English councils, and that it will compensate councils for 90% of ...

Borrowing to address forecast errors must be undertaken via the UK government.

Politicians in Holyrood and Cardiff Bay make decisions on some but not all public policies, taxes and areas of public spending.

We summarise new research that examines how the ban on new psychoactive substances affected drug availability and violence in prisons.

The Scottish and Welsh Governments are funded through several main mechanisms: Funding from the UK government; Devolved taxes and other revenue sources; Devolved borrowing and res ...

What are block grant adjustments and how are they calculated?

An explanation of 'The Barnett Formula' used in funding arrangements for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

At the 2025 Autumn Budget, the government announced that the repayment threshold for Plan 2 loans will be frozen at its April 2026 level (£29,385) for three years, instead of increasing with inflation ...

Inflation is down from its peak, but prices still feel high. What caused the spike, are we near 2%, and what happens next?