Category Archives: Media Release

Lord Blunkett, Secretary of State for Education, 1997-2001    “This report and recommendations is a timely reminder of how critical it is to keep the foot on the accelerator of...

The report – Local public services 2040 – identifies six key challenges that local government will have to face over the next two decades: an ageing population will put increasing...

The report from the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think tank says the Government should make all companies estimate and publish the average hourly equivalent payment to their staff. This greater...

“The key takeaway point from the election is that the economic settlement we have is not working for swathes of the population, most notably those on low incomes, those under...

Only 21 per cent of voters back cutting net migration to tens of thousands if – as a Government review has suggested – the costs would include a higher state...

The research, published by the Social Market Foundation and the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), by authors Federica Liberini, Michela Redoano and Eugenio Proto, shows that...

“It is estimated that halving the disability employment gap would require an extra 1.2 million to 1.5 million disabled people to be in employment. “The lower estimate assumes that there...

SMF response to the Conservative party manifesto • Ending triple lock and means testing winter fuel payment will help restore fairness between generations • Removal of care cost cap opens...

“Many protections offered through current labour law no longer reflect the current realities of the labour market, particularly around self-employment. “SMF research has found that many self-employed people face the...