Commentary & Podcasts

The UK's built environment is responsible for 25% of UK emissions. To achieve the new COP29 emission target, argues SMF Trustee Melville Rodrigues, government will have to legislate for better energy consumption data-sharing.

In this blog, Senior Researcher (and Canadian) Gideon Salutin argues that those worried about a slippery slope should recognise that many other jurisdictions have well-functioning regulations on assisted dying.

In this essay by Richard Baker MP, he explores the erosion of public trust in UK institutions, fueled by scandals and nationalist strategies that capitalize on distrust. Leaders like Salmond, Sturgeon, and Farage have used anti-establishment narratives to reshape political loyalties—and there's an urgent need for UK leaders to rebuild confidence in the system itself.

This is not the first government to attempt a modern supply side strategy to get growth. Both Truss-Kwarteng and Sunak-Hunt tried it, the latter more successfully than the former. For success to materialise before the decade is up, Labour will have to dissuade the fiscal watchdog against caution, or better yet – simply prove them wrong.

With growth seemingly elusive, many remain skeptical about strategies pursuing it. But by the OBR’s own analysis, Labour’s plans deliver growth in the long-run – so why won’t Starmer-Reeves make a clearer case for their approach? Director Theo Bertram explores.

For the first time in fifteen years, fuel duty is set to rise. The Chancellor is planning to raise the rates paid on petrol and diesel fuel by as much as 7p in this month’s budget, under the context of tight public finances and strained services. Doing so is a no-brainer.