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
Gambling review and reform: towards a new regulatory framework
This report puts forward a series of policy recommendations ahead of the Government’s anticipated review of the 2005 Gambling Act.
| Published: | 05 August 2020 |
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| Author(s): | James Noyes, Jake Shepherd |
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Paying for the coronavirus
This report, written by leading taxation policy expert Michael Johnson, calls for tens of billions of pounds of new taxes to be levied on increases in the value of homes to ensure the costs of the coronavirus crisis do not fall unfairly on younger people. By imposing a new "Property Capital Gains Tax", the Treasury could accrue £421 billion over the next 25 years.
| Published: | 23 July 2020 |
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| Author: | Michael Johnson |
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Lockdown in London: tracking the impact of coronavirus on the capital’s economy
This report, commissioned by Peabody, examines the emerging impact of the coronavirus crisis on London’s economy. It explores the latest timely data on economic outcomes to produce an as up-to-date picture as possible.
| Published: | 22 July 2020 |
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| Author(s): | Amy Norman, Scott Corfe |
Media Release
Online gambling should face £100 a month cap on spend
Gamblers should be protected by a new £100-a-month cap on spending to limit the harm that can be done by online gambling, a think-tank recommends today.
| Published: | 05 August 2020 |
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Media Release
£421 billion plan to tax rising house prices to pay for the Coronavirus crisis
Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied on increases in the value of homes to ensure the costs of the coronavirus crisis do not fall unfairly on younger people, a think-tank report says today.
| Published: | 23 July 2020 |
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Media Release
Let high street shops die – and build new homes in their place
High street shopping units left empty by the collapse of retail businesses should be converted into hundreds of thousands of new homes built by the public sector, a think-tank report says today.
| Published: | 22 July 2020 |
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Ask the Expert – “Guided by the Science”: the purpose of scientific advice after the Coronavirus pandemic
In our first UKRI-sponsored Ask the Expert virtual panel event, the SMF brought together three different experts to discuss the future of scientific advice in policymaking.
The office is dead. Long live the office.
The Prime Minister wants us to start returning to the office. But the mass homeworking experiment has been a success for many firms. Offices will need to evolve as a result.
Return to spender: the Chancellor’s costly stamp duty gamble
Rishi Sunak's stamp duty holiday is risky and expensive. Here are three housing measures he could have announced instead.