
Ruth Porter
Head of Economic and Social Policy, 2013

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The great British wage squeeze should be about to end
by Ruth Porter | Mar 26, 2014
A faster growing economy is key to improving living standards. This very simple claim rests on a more complex point – how closely linked are wages, productivity and economic output? For the government, its chances of success at the next General Election could largely...
The Church should be employing its moral outrage to greater effect
by Ruth Porter | Feb 19, 2014
Part of the role of the Church is to give the poorest in society a voice. It should be front and centre of the public debate about welfare reform, but the most recent intervention by Archbishop Nichols seems directed at the wrong target. The current disincentive for...
The importance of building more homes
by Ruth Porter | Jan 28, 2014
“Make a house a home”. There’s a reason this works so well as a marketing slogan for Homebase: the importance of having a place where you belong is immensely powerful. Over the last ten years my husband and I have moved nine times. I grew to hate packing and we became...
It’s the economy, stupid. And Ed Miliband knows it
by Ruth Porter | Jan 16, 2014
There’s an almighty battle coming, but the terms of the debate are yet to be set. As Benedict Brogan wrote earlier this week, “[Ed] Miliband has shown a knack for identifying himself with catchy populist issues.” So all eyes should be on him tomorrow when he’ll be...Support Us
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