Tag Archives: health and wellbeing

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Majority support ‘nanny state’ policies to improve Britain’s health outcomes

The Social Market Foundation has said that policymakers looking to improve the nation’s health should not be too worried about voter opposition, since the public is overwhelmingly in favour of...
Published: 14 September 2023
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Politicians must overcome ‘nanny state’ worries to improve Britain’s health

New research from the Social Market Foundation suggests that policies like higher taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and junk food, stricter licensing regulations to limit places to buy such products and...
Published: 27 July 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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Pensions guidance gap fuels £132bn savings shortfall

The Social Market Foundation think-tank said that gaps in knowledge and understanding of pensions and savings leave many people at risk of making inadequate preparation for retirement or spending pension...
Published: 22 February 2022
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Banks should compete over help with financial wellbeing

The Social Market Foundation said that new “consumer duty” rules being introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority should drive financial services firms to improve the way they offer support to...
Published: 15 February 2022
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Companies ignore poverty despite ESG promises, new research shows

The Social Market Foundation think-tank found that FTSE-100 companies are 64 times more likely to address environmental issues than to discuss poverty in their statements about Environmental, Social and Governance...
Published: 23 January 2022
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