Category Archives: Media Release

Press & Media

New “Minister for Competition” needed after Brexit

New competition powers and rules will be needed to ensure British consumers get good deals in an economy increasingly dominated by global online players such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google,...
Published: 31 July 2018
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Family carers propping up the care system – and paying the price

The Social Market Foundation has calculated that there are 7.6 million people in the UK who provide unpaid care for a relative. That is 1 million more than in 2005....
Published: 16 July 2018
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Scrap ‘poisoned well’ immigration target

In a paper published today, the Social Market Foundation says the Government’s commitment to reducing net immigration to tens of thousands is increasingly out of step with public opinion, and...
Published: 02 July 2018
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Working harder but getting poorer: the economic lives of social housing tenants

The first Peabody Index, compiled by the Social Market Foundation, shows that despite falling rents, tenants in social housing in the capital saw their annual income fall by almost £400...
Published: 25 June 2018
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Indian student visa decision is “act of self-harm”, think-tank says

The Social Market Foundation said the Home Office decision to exclude Indian students from new immigration rules was a missed opportunity. The Home Office has said it will reduce the...
Published: 18 June 2018
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Help fathers work part-time to boost women’s careers

The Social Market Foundation said that cultural barriers to men working part time help force mothers into career choices that have long-term costs for their employment levels and wages. In...
Published: 11 June 2018
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“Robot judges” are coming – MPs need to set rules for them

Artificial intelligence systems will soon be able to predict – and decide – the outcomes of trials, raising the possibility of replacing human judges with computers, a new research paper...
Published: 08 June 2018
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New ‘Queen’s Award for Good Business’ proposed by minister

Guy Opperman, the pensions minister, said that firms that pay staff well and take account of the “social impact” of their activities should be recognised and praised, to encourage the...
Published: 10 May 2018
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Business leader wants “social value” overhaul of government contracts

Phillip Ullmann of Cordant Group, one of the country’s biggest recruitment firms, said that British business needs to fundamentally change its approach in response to growing public distrust. In a...
Published: 09 May 2018
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