Category Archives: Media Release

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‘If UK is to lead on AI safety, fraud should be high on the political agenda’

With the UK preparing to host a global AI summit later this week, the Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – says that policymakers need to implement a...
Published: 30 October 2023
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‘Labour’s EU refugee responsibility-sharing plan would give UK better control than the Rwanda plan’

In a briefing out today, Jonathan Thomas, SMF Senior Fellow and migration expert, says that Labour’s plans “represent the best opportunity for balancing refugees’ need for protection with states’ and...
Published: 24 October 2023
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‘Sunak’s delays to heat pump rollout will cost households thousands’

The Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – has warned Rishi Sunak’s rollback of key net zero initiatives will be bad news for British manufacturers, the development of...
Published: 19 October 2023
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Government urged to end postcode lottery in social tariffs

The Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – has recommended that companies providing essentials are made to offer social tariffs to vulnerable customers in a consistent manner in...
Published: 28 September 2023
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‘Suella is right about asylum system, but her ambitions need the Refugee Convention’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman gave a speech in Washington today, claiming that the 1951 Refugee Convention is not ‘fit for our modern age’. Whilst Braverman is right to criticise the...
Published: 26 September 2023
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Skills crisis holding back 7 in 10 SMEs from scaling up

The Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – has warned that a lack of focus on the skills crisis is limiting the UK from being a place for...
Published: 26 September 2023
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Majority support ‘nanny state’ policies to improve Britain’s health outcomes

The Social Market Foundation has said that policymakers looking to improve the nation’s health should not be too worried about voter opposition, since the public is overwhelmingly in favour of...
Published: 14 September 2023
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Three-fifths of British people have tried to cut down on meat

A new survey conducted by the Social Market Foundation has found that nearly three-fifths (58%) of people have made some effort to eat less meat. Moreover, 57% think that the...
Published: 14 September 2023
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‘Fraudemic’: Six in ten want tech giants to reimburse fraud victims

The finding comes from a report published today by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) think tank, sponsored by Nationwide Building Society, providing new evidence about the impact of fraud on...
Published: 14 September 2023
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