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The Government’s approach to reforming unemployment support is harming the UK’s future prosperity and will not equip the country for the global race, a leading economist warns today.

On Monday the Government launches Universal Credit, its flagship benefits scheme. What should we look out for?

On 15 April, Social Market Foundation Director Ian Mulheirn took part in a Political Quarterly debate on the social market framework in public policy.

The Government believes that user choice is a potent tool for improving the quality of public services. Parental choice over their child’s school is a central example. By making schools compete for pupils, it is hoped, the performance of all will be improved. This is a powerful – and very social market – idea, but can it work in practice?

Last Friday I convened a gathering of think tank staff in person at the ODI and online via social media for the Social Market Fo...

This morning’s growth figures are the latest set-piece dust-up on the Government’s growth strategy. And as innumerable pointy-heads have made clear, the positive or negative sign on the front of the growth figure is really only of political significance, given the uncertainty around it. The broad picture remains one of stagnation. So we remain where we’ve been for a long time, debating what to do to get growth going.