Re:State (think tank)

The Re:State Trust is a think tank, formerly Reform Research Trust, which publishes its own research and also publishes papers from external authors. It was founded by Nick Herbert (later a Conservative MP) and Andrew Haldenby.

The trust is a private limited company with charitable status. The name "The Reform Research Trust" was first registered with Companies House on 4 March 2004 and as a charity on 13 May 2004.

The trust is funded by a combination of corporate sponsorship (mainly of events), individual donations, and some competitively-allocated grants. Re:State rigidly retains editorial control over all of its written output.

The think tank publishes reports on a variety of issues, using both qualitative and quantitative methods, including data analysis, comparative analysis, and elite interviews, to inform its policy proposals. It uses an external peer-review process on most of its research outputs.

Re:State has published reports on devolution, Whitehall reform, health and education reform, Britain's regional economic performance, the economic position of young people, and on the tax and welfare system.

It also hosts an active events programme, with a mix of private roundtables and public panel discussions, often featuring significant politicians or senior officials as speakers.