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The economy could undermine the Government’s new auto-enrolment pensions policy, forcing policy makers to look at radical new ideas such as low cost public loans, additional behavioural “nudges” and even compulsion, according to a new report from leading

The Government will need to set out £48 billion of additional cuts to annual public spending or tax rises at the next spending review in order to get the deficit reduction plans back on track, according to new analysis published today by the Social Market

Without significant improvements, new “laissez-faire” benefit reforms risk pushing families into debt and undermining the Government’s own aims to boost individuals’ personal responsibility and financial resilience, a think tank has said today (Monday 17 September).

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.

Government funding for Further Education colleges and other adult skills providers should be linked to the subsequent earnings of their students if policy is to result in skills that boost productivity and employment, think tank the Social Market Foundation has said today.

Ian Mulheirn responds to the FT's Chris Giles on the political debate on growth and austerity.

Ian Mulheirn responds to latest GDP figures, which show that the UK is back in recession.

The SMF responds to the International Monetary Fund call for Western Governments to adopt a balanced budget plan for growth in the World Economic Outlook, published today.

The Social Market Foundation's response to the 2012 Budget.