Commentary & Podcasts
The case for a citizen’s inheritance
What does society owe to young adults? In this blog, Dr Stuart White makes the case for a designing a citizen's inheritance fund to help launch them into adult life.
| Published: | 10 October 2022 |
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| Author: | Stuart White |
The price guarantee means reducing energy use is an urgent fiscal responsibility
Ahead of the Chancellor’s fiscal event tomorrow, it’s time to think more coherently about our energy-inefficient homes, and take more care with public money.
| Published: | 22 September 2022 |
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| Author(s): | Aveek Bhattacharya, Gideon Salutin, Amy Norman |
“Trussonomics” must focus on making consumer markets work better
Five years ago, Liz Truss spoke at an SMF event on the benefits of competition in a market economy. Scott Corfe looks at how much has changed since then, arguing that "Trussonomics" must focus on making consumer markets more competitive - both to accelerate economic growth and tackle the cost of living crisis.
| Published: | 20 September 2022 |
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| Author: | Scott Corfe |
Why government and employers should think more about ‘chronic pain workers’
Around a quarter of the UK's workforce suffers from chronic pain - stay in employment despite the persistence of their pain. In this blog, Linus Pardoe explains why addressing in-pain workers' concerns is key to UK's economic growth - and the very survival of capitalism.
| Published: | 01 September 2022 |
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| Author: | Linus Pardoe |
A risky bet: artificial intelligence and economic growth
Artificial intelligence might not deliver the economic gains expected by the Treasury any time soon. And if it does, writes Bill Anderson-Samways, growth might be the least of our concerns.
| Published: | 04 August 2022 |
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| Author: | Bill Anderson-Samways |
Conservatives must tell the truth about tax cuts
The Conservatives are doomed to repeat history, where tax cuts don’t meet expectations of growth – unless UK companies are made to invest again in people and infrastructure, writes Andrew O'Brien.
| Published: | 02 August 2022 |
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| Author: | Andrew O’Brien |