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Skills crisis holding back 7 in 10 SMEs from scaling up

The Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – has warned that a lack of focus on the skills crisis is limiting the UK from being a place for...
Published: 26 September 2023
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Labour must regulate unhealthy habits to achieve its health mission

Today Keir Starmer pledged to “improve healthy life expectancy for all” and to “halve the inequality gap between different regions of England”, but the SMF, a cross-party think tank, argued...
Published: 22 May 2023
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‘Rule of law’ can boost British identity and global power – but crumbling courts could undermine it

The Social Market Foundation said that Britain’s trusted legal system and tradition of fair play can help bind together the nations of the UK and reinforce the country’s international clout....
Published: 19 January 2023
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Britain to run out of electric vehicle mechanics by 2030

The Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think-tank, is warning of a skills shortfall among mechanics trained to service and repair electric vehicles (EVs). Shortages of qualified technicians risks driving up...
Published: 07 December 2022
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