Recordings of live Resolution Foundation events covering our latest research and policy debates on improving the living standards of lower income families.
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Fixing broken labour markets: What can the UK and US learn from each other?
No two labour markets are alike. But in recent years the UK and the US have rhymed. Both have seen decent pay growth for the lowest earners, though by different routes: a rising minimum wage in the UK, and a tight post-pandemic labour market in the US. Both have disappointed in the middle: the US has generated impressive productivity gains but not shared them with typical workers, while, until very recently, the UK hasn’t had any productivity gains to share. And yet they differ sharply on jobs: the US remains an employment laggard among 25-54 year olds, while the UK does far better on prime-age employment, even as unemployment has risen to around 5 per cent.
How should we approach the labour market challenges facing the US and UK? What are the roles of policy makers, labour market instructions and business in building labour markets that benefit everyone? And are there lessons that each country can take from each other, both in terms of policy successes and failures and wider trends to watch out for?
To answer these questions, the Resolution Foundation is hosting an event with leading labour market experts from both sides of the Atlantic. We will be joined by the world-leading minimum wage expert Professor Arin Dube to discuss his new book The Wage Standard, along with Professor Stephen Machin of the LSE. The event, organised with the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and Political Science, is part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science that is taking place at venues across the country throughout October and November. Further information about the festival can be found here.
Find the slides for this event here: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/fixing-broken-labour-markets/
30 Oct 2026
A new deal for disabled people: Reconnecting disability support with the needs of recipients
Disability support and especially Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is failing on two grounds – spiralling costs are putting pressure on the public finances and those that need the benefit have lost faith in the system. But while there is widespread support for reform, that is where the consensus ends – with politicians tending to focus on the potential savings, rather than how a new system could better enable millions of disabled people to flourish. Getting this right is crucial for any reforms to be sustainable.
What types of additional costs do disabled people face, and how does this vary by condition or age? How can disability benefits respond to the sheer breadth of these costs and conditions, and how can it be better matched to people’s actual needs? Who might receive more, or less, under a reformed disability benefit system ? And can reform deliver the savings that politicians are keen to see?
The Resolution Foundation is hosting an in-person and interactive webinar to debate and answer these questions and more. Following a presentation of the key highlights from our major new research on PIP recipients, we will hear from leading disability experts on how reforms can better match support to the diverse needs of disabled people.
Find the slides for this event here: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/a-new-deal-for-disabled-people/
Read the research here: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/hard-truths/
17 Sept 2026
The end of the honeymoon? Policy choices and challenges for the year ahead
Parliament is sitting for the first time since Andy Burnham took office and his government must now face a series of difficult trade-offs, and not a lot of money to help ease them. How the new PM handles them will be critical to the success of both his government and the country.
Domestic issues loom large as concerns about the cost of living persist and public services continue to struggle. Questions remain about how Burnham’s devolution agenda will be delivered in practice, and whether it can foster greater equality between the regions. Hard choices must be made on how to fund new policy commitments, notably the Defence Investment plan and even more ambitious NATO targets. And with geopolitical crises causing shocks that are increasingly being felt at home, whether through inflationary pressures or rising energy and food costs, it’s unlikely to be a smooth road ahead.
What are the biggest public policy challenges facing the new Government? How should the PM balance his domestic agenda with a turbulent foreign landscape? What might this shape the Budget next month? And how can the Government address these challenges in a way that resonates with a more and more fragmented public?
Read the research here: https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/policy-landscape-2026/
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