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Politicians need to recover their affection for the man on the omnibus

The status of buses, and their users, has taken a battering of late.

Published: 28 June 2019
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Corporate tax cuts should be dependent on businesses doing the right thing

The UK has a wage progression problem – nearly 5 million employees are on low pay and 8 million working age adults and their children who live below the poverty line are in a household where somebody works.

Published: 28 June 2019
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Ask the Expert: How can we ensure a just transition to a low carbon economy?

In our latest, Ask the Expert seminar, we heard from Professor Jim Watson, Director of UK Energy Research Centre, on how the UK can continue to reduce carbon emissions whilst paying more attention to the fair distribution of costs and benefits associated with becoming to a low carbon economy.

Published: 30 May 2019
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Ask The Expert – Research, Policymaking and Men’s Mental Health

As part of the latest in our Ask The Expert series, held partnership with the ESRC, a part of UK Research and Innovation, the SMF brought together three leading voices in the fight for reforming mental health policy in the UK.

Published: 30 May 2019
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SMF Policy Recommendations

Here are some of the policies the SMF believes that any prime minister, of any party, should implement in order to deliver fair markets and better public services.

Published: 30 May 2019
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John Curtice on Brexit – what’s going to happen next?

The SMF is proud to have a strong partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council, working with ESRC-funded academics from many institutions to help ensure their work has real...
Published: 23 May 2019
Author: James Kirkup
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