Ian Mulheirn was appointed Director of the Social Market Foundation in October 2008. He joined the Social Market Foundation as the Chief Economist in February 2008, after three years as an economic advisor at HM Treasury. He has worked in a variety of policy areas including child poverty, savings & investment, welfare to work and higher education funding.
May
03
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Ian Mulheirn argues that, love it or loathe it, the Private Finance Initiative is the only game in town when it comes to investment.
Apr
27
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With this week's growth figures showing that the UK is officially back in recession, Ian Mulheirn makes the case for a funded stimulus to get the economy out of the doldrums.
Apr
18
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Forget Chris Grayling - with the economy in the doldrums, George Osborne is the real Employment Minister, says Ian Mulheirn
Apr
17
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Ian Mulheirn looks at how to change the tax relief cap to help charities and the government get value for money.
Mar
22
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Mar
16
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Ian Mulheirn explains why the anti-50p tax camp are wrong to focus on the economic efficiency of scrapping the measure, but also why it's not tenable to argue that it is wholly progressive either.
Mar
13
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Young buyers rushing to buy properties before the stamp duty holiday ends are chasing a mirage and a con trick, says Ian Mulheirn.
Mar
01
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Ian Mulheirn looks at data on the long-term unemployed to test whether the Government's Work Programme is going according to plan
Feb
20
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Ian Mulheirn explains why the SMF plan to boost growth within the parameters of the deficit reduction plan makes more sense than other measures being called for to promote growth.
Feb
10
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Ian Mulheirn examines some of the common misconceptions of the SMF's proposed scheme to offer income contingent loans for childcare.
Feb
07
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Ian Mulheirn examines new figures on the performance of the Work Programme and shows why still more data is needed to assess the scheme's progress.
Jan
30
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Ian Mulheirn looks at new data on people expected to use the Work Programme and explains why the deteriorating economic outlook is bad news for the scheme's finances.
Jan
27
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Ian Mulheirn shows why the freeze in the working tax credit and new benefits reforms mean that Nick Clegg’s much trumpeted tax break will not help hard pressed families
Jan
24
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SMF Director Ian Mulheirn takes a look at today’s National Audit Office report into the Work Programme and explains why the overoptimistic expectations of the Department for Work and Pensions mean trouble at the front line.
Jan
23
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Ian Mulheirn sets out why tackling excessive pay will only work if policy focuses on its cause and not merely on its symptoms.
Jan
18
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Ian Mulheirn looks behind today’s jobless figures and shows why the increase in unemployment is becoming a permanent structural problem in the UK, with severe consequences for individuals and the UK’s growth potential.
Jan
15
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Last week the politically fraught issue of Child Benefit cuts for higher rate taxpayers reared its ugly head. The government is in a bind because of the perceived unfairness of taking the benefit away from families with a higher rate taxpayer.
