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Public sector could save £300m by tackling restrictive cloud licensing
A new report shows that the public sector could save £300m that is lost through restrictive software rules.
Published: | 03 July 2024 |
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‘Labour’s housing plans are the most ambitious in half a century – but don’t go far enough to drive growth’, top economist says
In his contribution to the series for the Social Market Foundation (SMF) – a cross-party think tank –LSE economic geography professor Paul Cheshire (who has been a consultant to World...
Published: | 22 April 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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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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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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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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Rushed bonfire of EU law could waste “golden opportunity” to improve business regulation
The Government should ensure that each of the 4,000 pieces of legislation inherited from the European Union into British law are given due consideration, according to Stephen Gibson, Senior Fellow...
Published: | 09 March 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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