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From the SMF Archive: Economist on Economist Violence
As I’m still relatively new to the Social Market Foundation, I’m doing a new blog series which delves into our archive of publications. There may be nothing new under the...
| Published: | 11 April 2014 |
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Budget 2013: Helping parents who can’t afford to work?
Today’s childcare announcements have been framed as essential to making it worthwhile for parents to move into work. Nick Clegg says that “many mums and dads simply can’t afford to...
| Published: | 19 March 2013 |
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Chucking some philosophy at the top rate of tax debate
Janan Ganesh, in his FT column (£) this week, suggests that there may be something “morally dubious” about a tax rate in excess of 50p. He doesn’t say 50p and...
| Published: | 30 January 2014 |
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NHS cost crisis will drive reform agenda
Robert Francis QC, chair of the inquiry into the failures of care at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust, finds himself in an awkward position. While his report published a year...
| Published: | 06 February 2014 |
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Housing and in-work poverty: what about the now?
One of the largest contributors to poverty is the growing costs of housing. Today we heard from the Living Wage Commission that, in the last five years, the costs of...
| Published: | 12 February 2014 |
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Employment figures: Some good news beneath the surface
Unsurprisingly, the headlines today have been stolen by the top line unemployment figures – whichever way commentators have sought to spin them. But, beneath the surface of the employment figures...
| Published: | 19 February 2014 |
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Trust is vital to big data’s potential in healthcare
Today the Health Select Committee will take evidence from opponents and proponents of the big data plans of the NHS. The witnesses include Nick Pickles of Big Brother Watch, a...
| Published: | 25 February 2014 |
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Waging war: the battle for the low paid
The party conferences this year have taken place against a backdrop of a growing economy but increasing concern about low wages and reducing standards of living for many. Today’s increase...
| Published: | 01 October 2013 |
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Finding the cash for the spending of the future
UK Government’s sale of shares in Royal Mail has raised close to £2bn for the public purse. That is almost enough to fund the Department for Culture, Media and Sport,...
| Published: | 28 October 2013 |
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