Tag Archives: Poverty and Social Mobility

In a paper out today, the Social Market Foundation reviews evidence from comparable English-speaking countries – the USA, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand – and finds that planning reforms often...

In a report out today, with a foreword from former education secretary David Blunkett, the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – sets out a roadmap towards effectively...

In a paper out today, the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – lays out urgent improvements to the Warm Homes Discount (WHD) scheme to ensure it is...

Andrew Pakes, Labour and Co-operative parliamentary candidate for Peterborough, argues in a new essay for the Social Market Foundation think tank that the next government should set more ambitious food...

In a report out today, launching a unique cross-national comparative study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the Social Market Foundation (SMF) compares headline outcomes in the UK, with Australia, Canada,...

Theo Bertram said: “I’m delighted to join the SMF as its new Director. Over 35 years, the SMF has established a reputation at the centre of British politics as independent,...

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...

The figures come from a first-of-its-kind model (see notes) for tracking transport poverty, developed by the Social Market Foundation. The SMF’s metric found that out of a total of 13...

The Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think-tank – has revealed today that nearly 1 in 10 (9.7%) London ‘public sector households’ (i.e. where at least one person works in...