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Making London a home and safe haven for everyone

Based on her own experience of navigating through a complex web of inequalities, London Mayoral candidate Natalie Campbell wants to ensure that the capital can now deliver a safe foundation for the next generation - as she sets out her plan to end youth homelessness and improve temporary accommodation in London.

Published: 14 March 2024
Author: Natalie Campbell MBE
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How the next government can reform pensions to ensure a better deal for the economy and British savers

The UK’s pensions system is an international outlier, investing too little in illiquid assets. But there's great opportunity here - with DC schemes being able to take on greater risk as they are less constrained by regulation. In this blog, SMF Trustee Melville Rodrigues sets out how the next government should seek to unlock these savings to boost the economy and generate better returns for savers.

Published: 08 March 2024
Author: Melville Rodrigues
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Upcoming fuel duty freeze will cost government over £20 billion and do nothing to alleviate poverty

It is all but announced that the Chancellor will continue to freeze fuel duty rates in the Spring Budget. But as the cost of the move to the Exchequer ticks up to nearly £130 billion - it's a shame that it will merely put money back into wealthy motorists' pockets, whilst also imperiling the Prime Minister’s goal of reducing debt as a proportion of GDP.

Published: 05 March 2024
Author: Gideon Salutin
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Getting London ready for the AI revolution

Whilst tech billionaire Elon Musk thinks that AI will mean a future where "no job is needed", London Mayoral candidate Rayhan Haque disagrees. In this blog, he sets out why the future of work will be one of co-operation and partnership between humans and AI, and sets out how the Mayor should be getting every Londoner ready for the AI revolution.

Published: 28 February 2024
Author: Rayhan Haque
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Michael Gove’s housing mic-drop falls flat

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has announced plans for increasing housing supply through changes to brownfield planning. Will these changes have an impact on Britain's chronic lack of housing? Senior Researcher Gideon Salutin digs into the details to find out.

Published: 13 February 2024
Author: Gideon Salutin
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The need for the UK to address lead poisoning

Exposure to lead is likely harming our health and our economy. In this blog, Lee Crawfurd makes the case for greater screening, tracking and awareness to address the 'silent epidemic'.

Published: 19 January 2024
Author: Lee Crawfurd
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