Category Archives: Media Release
Press & Media
Young people need more ‘character education’ to succeed professionally, former Education Sec says
In a paper published by the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – Baroness Morgan, Chair of the CEC and former Education Secretary, calls for innovative practice in...
Published: | 22 January 2024 |
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‘A pot for life’ pension could mean bigger retirement savings and reduce the accumulation of multiple ‘small pots’
In a paper published today by the Social Market Foundation think tank, Michael Johnson – one of Britain’s leading authorities on pensions policy – sets out a plan for introducing...
Published: | 13 December 2023 |
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UK should follow Australian model to get better regulation
In a paper published today by the Social Market Foundation think tank, Stephen Gibson, Senior Fellow at Harvard’s School of Business and Government and Chair of the government’s Regulatory Policy...
Published: | 12 December 2023 |
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‘Labour must straddle the education divide to achieve victory’
In a paper published today by the Social Market Foundation (a cross-party think tank), leading political scientist Professor Rob Ford presents new analysis of Britain’s education divide and what it...
Published: | 26 November 2023 |
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80% of landlords want stricter energy efficiency rules on their properties
A new survey conducted by the Social Market Foundation – a cross party think tank – has found that an overwhelming majority (79%) of landlords believe they should be subject...
Published: | 24 November 2023 |
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SMF responds to Autumn Statement 2023
On the Chancellor’s tax measures, Sam Robinson, SMF Senior Researcher said: “Today’s cuts to National Insurance rates barely touch the sides of the tax increase from frozen thresholds, meaning they...
Published: | 22 November 2023 |
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‘Educators need to improve leadership quality or continue to lose talent’
A survey by the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – in partnership with the Chartered Management Institute – found that one in four (26%) of education leaders...
Published: | 16 November 2023 |
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5 million people driven into poverty by transport costs
The figures come from a first-of-its-kind model (see notes) for tracking transport poverty, developed by the Social Market Foundation. The SMF’s metric found that out of a total of 13...
Published: | 15 November 2023 |
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Press & Media
Alternative proteins could replace a third of meat by 2040
The Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – collected a range of expert predictions, which produced an average estimate that alternative proteins (APs) could capture around a third...
Published: | 13 November 2023 |
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