Commentary & Podcasts
Why we cannot forget local places on the road to a greener economy
Over the next three decades the pursuit of net zero will transform local areas throughout the UK.
| Published: | 05 October 2021 |
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| Author: | Amy Norman |
Alternative proteins could let Boris Johnson have his steak and eat it
What we eat helps to define who we are. As Keith Floyd once said, “food is life, life is food”. Descriptions of Britishness often talk of fish and chips or roast beef, and we are a nation passionate about our food. So it’s understandable that politicians are wary of trying to influence our diets.
| Published: | 05 October 2021 |
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| Author: | Linus Pardoe |
A fantasy Programme for Government
Ahead of the Scottish Government launching its 2021 Programme for Government, SMF Chief Economist Aveek Bhattacharya puts the usual constraints on decisionmaking to one side and imagines what the next year of policy could look like in Scotland.
| Published: | 24 August 2021 |
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| Author: | Aveek Bhattacharya |
Curriculum reforms show how the UK is drifting apart
| Published: | 26 July 2021 |
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| Author: | Aveek Bhattacharya |
The facts of the matter: England is shifting to a ‘knowledge-rich curriculum’
This blog reflects on the Minister for School Standards' recent speech to the Social Market Foundation on reforms to implement a 'knowledge-rich curriculum' in England. You can watch the full speech below.
| Published: | 26 July 2021 |
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| Author: | Saskia Giraud-Reeves |
Post-Brexit regulation and the report of the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform
| Published: | 30 June 2021 |
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| Author: | Richard Hyde |