Producing evidence to support labour market and economic development policy

Working in the socio-economic team, producing research on labour market disadvantage and cities.

Research for the Progressive Conservatism project. Specifically developing work on the 'squeezed middle'.Research on a project looking at the attitudes towards the EU and voting patterns among different age groups in Europe.

-Providing research and analysis of public policy for public sector clients - mainly housing associations and local authorities.-A clear focus on housing policy, and advising on the impact of a step change in Government policy on affordable housing.-Also more general research work on local government finance, economic development programmes, and other.-Quantitative research: building models for the analysis of different rent / allocations policies.-'Soft' research, into local and national policies. For clients, as well as providing an internal research support function.-Also a separate 'business analysis' function: monitoring practice performance and reporting to managing directors.