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Ask the Expert: Will the 2019 General Election be the death of the two-party system?

In the latest of the SMF’s Ask the Expert series, our panellists were asked to consider whether the UK’s two-party system would remain intact as we enter a new decade of British politics.

Published: 28 November 2019
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General Election 2019: SMF Policy Recommendations

These are some of the policies SMF believes any future government should implement in order to deliverer a fairer economy where people can have faith in markets, enjoy good public services and do satisfying, well-paid work followed by a happy retirement.

Published: 22 November 2019
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Ask the Expert: Encouraging public engagement in climate change and sustainable behaviours

In this installment of our Ask the Expert event series, SMF was pleased to host Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh on the topic of public engagement on climate change.

Published: 13 November 2019
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Ask the Expert: How do we better support the UK’s older carers?

In our latest Ask the Expert event, kindly sponsored by the ESRC, a part of UK Research and Innovation, Professor Sue Yeandle, Director of CIRCLE (Centre for International Research on Care, Labour & Equalities) and Professor of Sociology, University of Sheffield, shared her research on the numbers and demographics of older (unpaid) carers and the lives they lead. Sue was joined on the panel by Emily Holzhausen, Director of Policy at Carers UK and Sarah Gravenstede, Deputy Director of Social Care Strategy & Projects, Department of Health & Social Care.

Published: 30 October 2019
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The triple lock is a political tool based on no economic reasoning. It needs to go.

In 2018/19 the state pension was paid to 12.7 million people, costing the government £96.7 billion.[1] How has the triple lock been performing? Since its introduction the triple lock has...
Published: 24 October 2019
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Immigration and English football: a world apart?

Immigration of overseas footballers to English teams has been a huge boost not only to the brand of the English Premier League, but to the local pride of its main...
Published: 24 October 2019
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