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Chalk + Talk: Who is the ‘migrant’, and why should ‘we’ be worried?
The idea that people in the UK want a reduction in immigration is not new – this sentiment can be traced back for decades, even centuries. What has changed recently,...
| Published: | 30 October 2014 |
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Credit where it’s due: The SME lending puzzle
The Competition and Markets Authority has announced its intention to conduct investigation into SME banking. Lending to businesses increased in the three months to May, according to data released by...
| Published: | 18 July 2014 |
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PRESS RELEASE: Mid-life income squeeze a barrier to higher UK savings rate, finds new poll
The mid-life income squeeze faced by households aged between 35-44 leads almost half (48%) of those who stop saving into a pension do so because of cash flow troubles according...
| Published: | 12 December 2014 |
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Commentary
Chalk + Talk: Britain’s relationship with the EU
The British relationship with the European Union has altered in recent times owing to constitutional, legal and political changes in both systems. Should he be re-elected in 2015, Prime Minister...
| Published: | 30 January 2015 |
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Publication
Employment, Skills and growth
While the return of economic growth to the UK has been coupled with high levels of job creation, levels of pay – linked to low productivity growth – remain a...
| Published: | 02 February 2015 |
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| Author: | Emran Mian |
Event
Bargaining on a low income
This event sees the launch of a new Social Market Foundation publication, Bargaining on a Low Income, which explores how policymakers can help low income households extract value from consumer...
| Published: | 29 January 2015 |
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Commentary
Labour health plans raise big concerns
We have finally heard some major steps today on what the future of the care service under a Labour Government would look like. They weren’t in Ed Miliband’s speech they...
| Published: | 27 January 2015 |
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Publication
SMF Briefing: Spending Choices after 2015 – A Deficit of Growth II
In this update of our original briefing, we firstly set out the different parties’ fiscal targets and compare them against the OBR’s December forecast. We then go on to show...
| Published: | 27 January 2015 |
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| Author: | Nida Broughton |
Commentary
School choice: Making it work for the poorest doesn’t undermine good schools
There’s an inspiring, and at times frustrating, attitude of piety in many discussions of education policy. For example, if you advocate anything to support the most talented pupils, there will...
| Published: | 16 January 2015 |
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