Tag Archives: Infrastructure
Press & Media
SMF Budget response
Creative accounting, inflating the housing market, a new squeeze on welfare
Published: | 20 March 2013 |
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Press & Media
Lord Heseltine and Chuka Umunna MP debate industrial policy
On 21 November the SMF brought together Lord Heseltine and Chuka Umunna MP to discuss industrial policy. The events was chaired by Evan Davis and introduced by SMF Chair Mary Ann Sieghart.
Published: | 22 November 2012 |
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Press & Media
Appalling growth figures mean Government must reopen spending review to boost the economy
Today’s UK growth figures mean that the Government should urgently reopen the spending review to enable it to adopt an immediate funded stimulus, according to the Social Market Foundation think tank.
Published: | 25 July 2012 |
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Social Market Foundation responds to GDP figures
Ian Mulheirn responds to latest GDP figures, which show that the UK is back in recession.
Published: | 25 April 2012 |
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Press & Media
Think tank urges Osborne to channel £50bn of savings from axing low-growth measures to kick-start the economy
George Osborne should use the Budget to bring forward the unidentified £15bn of austerity measures that have to be made in the next parliament, and spend the extra £50bn this would save over four years to stimulate the economy and cut unemployment through
Published: | 20 February 2012 |
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Press & Media
Autumn Statement 2011: Plan B in all but name?
Today’s Autumn Statement by the Chancellor saw a slew of policy announcements, from tax credit cuts to a national infrastructure plan. The SMF responds to the announcements.
Published: | 29 November 2011 |
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Press & Media
Press Release: Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP launches SMF publication ‘Markets in a State’
Leader of the Opposition Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP has today delivered a speech to the Social Market Foundation to launch the SMF's latest publications, Markets in a State.
Published: | 17 October 2011 |
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Press & Media
Think-tank calls for road network share giveaway
The SMF publications, Roads to Recovery, argues that each citizen should be given a free, tradable share in the road network, combined with the introduction of road user charges and the abolition of Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax).
Published: | 12 April 2010 |
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