Category Archives: Media Release

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Food security is as vital as energy security, says Labour rising star Andrew Pakes in call for new national food plan

Andrew Pakes, Labour and Co-operative parliamentary candidate for Peterborough, argues in a new essay for the Social Market Foundation think tank that the next government should set more ambitious food...
Published: 20 March 2024
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GDPR reforms leave people vulnerable to exploitation and privacy invasion unless Lords make urgent changes, top lawyers warn

In a paper published today by the Social Market Foundation think tank, two of the UK’s leading data rights lawyers – Ravi Naik and Alex Lawrence-Archer – have warned that...
Published: 19 March 2024
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UK should consider ‘housing sin taxes’, inspired by Australia and Canada

In a report out today, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the Social Market Foundation finds that other English-speaking countries make far greater use of such taxes than the UK. Canada,...
Published: 19 March 2024
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UK has highest housing costs in the English-speaking world

In a report out today, launching a unique cross-national comparative study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the Social Market Foundation (SMF) compares headline outcomes in the UK, with Australia, Canada,...
Published: 12 March 2024
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1 in 5 people have been a victim of fraud in the last couple of years, international survey finds

The findings will be presented at the Global Fraud Summit 2024, a meeting hosted by the UK Government, bringing policymakers and officials from around the world to London to tackle...
Published: 12 March 2024
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SMF responds to Spring Budget 2024

Considering the Budget overall, SMF Director Aveek Bhattacharya said: “Today’s Budget was a relatively low key affair, with the notable exception of the national insurance cut. If anything, it demonstrated...
Published: 06 March 2024
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NHS should let British patients consult cheaper online doctors from Singapore

In a paper published today by the Social Market Foundation, with a foreword from former health minister Lord Norman Warner, healthcare researcher Max Thilo identifies lessons for the UK’s healthcare...
Published: 03 March 2024
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The Social Market Foundation appoints Theo Bertram as new Director

Theo Bertram said: “I’m delighted to join the SMF as its new Director. Over 35 years, the SMF has established a reputation at the centre of British politics as independent,...
Published: 27 February 2024
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1 in 5 local government managers question senior leadership’s effectiveness, say they are plagued by low morale and recruitment problems – Social Market Foundation survey finds

A new report from the Social Market Foundation (SMF), in partnership with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), explores the state of management and leadership in local councils across England and...
Published: 25 January 2024
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