Commentary & Podcasts
Expecting better: Labour’s renewed relationship with business
The Coronavirus crisis has affected us all, although not equally. Experiences of the last year depend considerably on where in the country you live, your ethnicity, gender, the nature of your job and the type of business in which you work.
| Published: | 16 March 2021 |
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| Author: | Anneliese Dodds MP |
As schools return, vulnerable children must not be left behind
This blog reflects on our recent SMF Ask the Expert event, held in partnership with UK Research and Innovation, exploring the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable children.
| Published: | 12 March 2021 |
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| Author: | Rhiannon Sewell |
How the UK governs could dent hopes of levelling up
Is the Government overestimating its ability to “double down on levelling up”? Professor Philip McCann – one of the UK’s foremost economic geographers – certainly thinks so.
| Published: | 02 March 2021 |
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| Author: | Linus Pardoe |
The Government’s case for civil service relocation doesn’t stack up
| Published: | 23 February 2021 |
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| Author: | Linus Pardoe |
‘Pub relief’ on alcohol duty could support hospitality and reduce harmful drinking
This analysis sets out how reforms to alcohol duty could boost pub sales by 100 million pints a year, providing a lifeline to the hospitality industry and reducing harmful drinking.
| Published: | 19 February 2021 |
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| Author(s): | Aveek Bhattacharya, Scott Corfe |
Without swift action, COVID-19 could usher in an age of greater inequality
The Coronavirus crisis is entrenching existing inequalities and stands to create new ones without firm action from policymakers.
| Published: | 15 February 2021 |
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| Author: | Aveek Bhattacharya |