Resolution Foundation

The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank dedicated to lifting living standards in the UK.

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In this week's Top of the Charts, we've thought about the Government's nerve-janglingly-specific pledge to deliver growth in every postcode.

We’ve plotted how the last Parliament performed on living standards growth in each postcode - 100 per cent would be a considerable step up⤵️

https://t.co/YKdN8AQUuD

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Where can future jobs in Aberdeen come from?

Further offshore wind projects need to wait for grid upgrades, while reigniting stalled hydrogen or carbon capture projects will take time.

In the meantime, decommissioning – making safe the rigs, wells & pipelines – could act as a bridge for workers.

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"the generosity of state Pensions shouldn't depend on random variation between three numbers"

At our recent event, Ruth Curtice made the case against the triple lock.

Rewatch it here ⤵️ https://t.co/wJwm6FOm4Q

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Young people are almost always online, and also the age group most likely to describe themselves as lonely

Read more in our latest report⤵️

https://t.co/OVfeGoolt0

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In recent years, Grimsby has benefitted from the surge in offshore wind. But so far, this offshore wind boom hasn’t overseen a period of growing employment.

Read more in our latest report ⬇️
https://t.co/iulyOAgKXz

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With the UK continental shelf running out of oil and gas, the North Sea economy is on life support.

On the North Sea Transition Authority’s projections, combined oil and gas output will fall a further 40 per cent between 2024 and 2030, and by 93 per cent by 2050.

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The transition to a net zero economy will drive large structural change across the
UK workforce, though it will be felt very differently from place-to-place.

More than half of anticipated employment changes will be spread
around the country⤵️

https://t.co/iulyOAgKXz

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Where Grimsby’s position on the coast of the North Sea once made it one of the world’s fishing hotspots, it now operates a third of all built offshore wind projects in the UK.

But not all the promised green jobs have landed ⬇️
https://t.co/FDke7CTyqQ

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Where can future jobs in Aberdeen come from?

Further offshore wind projects need to wait for grid upgrades, while reigniting stalled hydrogen or carbon capture projects will take time.

In the meantime, decommissioning – making safe the rigs, wells & pipelines – could act as a bridge for workers.

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The evidence is clear: countries with lower NEET rates than the UK get there almost entirely through higher rates of post-18 education. In these countries, more young people stay in education for longer and often combine it with work.

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The gap between the support low-income private tenants can get and market rents in their area has now reached 21%.

It's approaching the record gap of 23% when support was last increased in 2024, but the government has given no plans to increase support until 2030.

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The defence versus welfare debate was back in PMQs this week.

Over the summer, we took a closer look at how this trade-off is being misrepresented, and why it's important we have a clear picture of how we spent the peace dividend while it was around⤵️

https://t.co/Qpkj1f89rk

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When measured properly, productivity growth has actually improved since late 2024.

An average of 1.1 per cent in the two years since Q3 2024 marks a sharp turnaround from an average fall of 0.7 per cent a year in the two years prior 📈 https://t.co/VwSDkGjLSh

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Despite recent rises, effective tax rates remain below pre-financial-crisis levels for low and middle earners ⤵️

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Is welfare spending 'out of control'?

We took a closer look and discussed some of the big items in Burnham's in-tray in the latest episode of High Resolution 👉 https://t.co/VhFA6HX6V6

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Young people are almost always online, and also the age group most likely to describe themselves as lonely

Read more in our latest report⤵️

https://t.co/OVfeGoolt0

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

With the UK continental shelf running out of oil and gas, the North Sea economy is on life support.

On the North Sea Transition Authority’s projections, combined oil and gas output will fall a further 40 per cent between 2024 and 2030, and by 93 per cent by 2050.

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

The transition to a net zero economy will drive large structural change across the
UK workforce, though it will be felt very differently from place-to-place.

More than half of anticipated employment changes will be spread
around the country⤵️

https://t.co/iulyOAgKXz

[Resolution Foundation @resfoundation]

When measured properly, productivity growth has actually improved since late 2024.

An average of 1.1 per cent in the two years since Q3 2024 marks a sharp turnaround from an average fall of 0.7 per cent a year in the two years prior 📈 https://t.co/VwSDkGjLSh

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Jackdaw is back in the news and the Government is expected to make a decision soon.

But the focus on North Sea drilling risks missing the far bigger picture on where future good jobs in places like Aberdeen and Grimsby will come from

Read our latest research ⬇️
https://t.co/hETTibxztC