The Social Market Foundation is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank, standing proudly in the centre-ground of politics since 1989. We bring together people of all parties and none, to develop evidence-based policies that support a fair society and a strong economy.
Publication
Recreating parks: securing the future of our urban green spaces
Parks have been a vital public service throughout the UK’s lockdown. But their financial plight and health benefits have not been fully recognised. With parks taking on a new place in the national conversation, now is the time to secure their future.
| Published: | 18 May 2020 |
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| Author: | Linus Pardoe |
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A new safety net: guaranteeing jobs and training after the crisis
This briefing paper provides an overview of the case for Universal Job Guarantee, and why it should be harnessed in order to build and implement an effective social security system for life on the other side of our current crisis.
| Published: | 10 May 2020 |
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| Author(s): | Kathryn Petrie, Jake Shepherd |
Publication
Intergenerational fairness in the coronavirus economy
This briefing paper, written by Research Director, Scott Corfe, discusses the need for the economic costs of responding to coronavirus pandemic to be shared fairly across the generations.
| Published: | 14 April 2020 |
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| Author: | Scott Corfe |
News
Time for a refresh – welcome to our new website
Welcome to the new Social Market Foundation website.
| Published: | 28 May 2020 |
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Media Release
Give the NHS power and money to run parks
The NHS should be given the power and funding to maintain and even create new parks, a think-tank says today.
| Published: | 18 May 2020 |
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| Author: | Linus Pardoe |
Media Release
Guarantee green jobs for coronavirus unemployed
The Government should guarantee a job to anyone left unemployed by the coronavirus crisis and use the labour force created to support the decarbonisation of the UK economy, a think-tank has suggested.
| Published: | 10 May 2020 |
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| Author: | Linus Pardoe |
The Hostile Environment: The Empire Strikes Back
Homes, health, and COVID-19: how poor housing adds to the hardship of the coronavirus crisis
Written by: Amy Clair, ESRC Research Centre for Micro-Social Change, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex
For more than 1 million Britons, access to food is not a recent challenge, but a familiar concern