Ryan Swift
@ryanswift93.bsky.social
Research Fellow at IPPR North/IPPR - work on democracy, devolution, regional identity | PhD on the politics of Northernness
Nice piece on the special urban/rural character of the ‘south Pennines’ with its industrial heritage and wild moors and hills.
From my 19thC terraced house in a small mill town it’s just 10 mins to this
From my 19thC terraced house in a small mill town it’s just 10 mins to this
October 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Nice piece on the special urban/rural character of the ‘south Pennines’ with its industrial heritage and wild moors and hills.
From my 19thC terraced house in a small mill town it’s just 10 mins to this
From my 19thC terraced house in a small mill town it’s just 10 mins to this
We also reveal a chasm in cultural provision and funding, in access to quality green space, and reliable public transport.
July 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
We also reveal a chasm in cultural provision and funding, in access to quality green space, and reliable public transport.
We highlight significant inequalities in child poverty and opportunity, educational spending and outcomes, employment prospects, and mental health support.
July 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
We highlight significant inequalities in child poverty and opportunity, educational spending and outcomes, employment prospects, and mental health support.
Young people today have endured stagnation and seen opportunity limited. But young people in the North are being hit twice as hard – faced with entrenched regional inequalities.
This year’s @ipprnorth.bsky.social State of the North report focuses on the challenges for young northerners.
This year’s @ipprnorth.bsky.social State of the North report focuses on the challenges for young northerners.
July 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Young people today have endured stagnation and seen opportunity limited. But young people in the North are being hit twice as hard – faced with entrenched regional inequalities.
This year’s @ipprnorth.bsky.social State of the North report focuses on the challenges for young northerners.
This year’s @ipprnorth.bsky.social State of the North report focuses on the challenges for young northerners.
A really welcome announcement from the government earlier this week on fairer funding for local government. I was pleased to comment on it.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
June 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A really welcome announcement from the government earlier this week on fairer funding for local government. I was pleased to comment on it.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Great to join @indiaippr.bsky.social in Newcastle today for another brilliant focus group with young people for this years @ipprnorth.bsky.social state of the North report.
April 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Great to join @indiaippr.bsky.social in Newcastle today for another brilliant focus group with young people for this years @ipprnorth.bsky.social state of the North report.
Great to be at Citizens UK’s fringe event at the convention of the North tonight hearing the voices of citizens and stories of community action from across the region.
February 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Great to be at Citizens UK’s fringe event at the convention of the North tonight hearing the voices of citizens and stories of community action from across the region.
Meanwhile, other policy packages could be taken forward depending on the intended policy goals. 11/
January 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Meanwhile, other policy packages could be taken forward depending on the intended policy goals. 11/
The policies analysed in the report are not all equal. Some are more effective than others at raising overall turnout numbers; others will be more effective at reducing inequality. Some are pretty straightforward to implement; others are fraught, complicated or controversial. 9/
January 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The policies analysed in the report are not all equal. Some are more effective than others at raising overall turnout numbers; others will be more effective at reducing inequality. Some are pretty straightforward to implement; others are fraught, complicated or controversial. 9/
In the report we put forward three key approaches and assess a number of specific policies within each to improve turnout and reduce inequality at UK general elections. 8/
January 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
In the report we put forward three key approaches and assess a number of specific policies within each to improve turnout and reduce inequality at UK general elections. 8/
As important as size is spread. Continuing recent trends, turnout levels in 2024 were unequal with notable ‘turnout gaps’ across measures such as age, income levels, education levels, class, housing tenure, and ethnicity. 3/
January 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
As important as size is spread. Continuing recent trends, turnout levels in 2024 were unequal with notable ‘turnout gaps’ across measures such as age, income levels, education levels, class, housing tenure, and ethnicity. 3/
Latest IPPR North / IPPR report projects that a person in the North of England will have, on average, £210,000 less wealth than someone from the South East by 2030.
August 29, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Latest IPPR North / IPPR report projects that a person in the North of England will have, on average, £210,000 less wealth than someone from the South East by 2030.