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Politicians aren’t talking about… the parlous state of productivity in the public sector
This has been an election campaign full of chunky spending promises from both of the main political parties. The Conservatives have talked about “50,000 more nurses” and “20,000 extra police...
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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Politicians aren’t talking about…what should replace the hostile environment for immigrants
What should replace the hostile environment?
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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Politicians aren’t talking about… central banks
One of the first tasks awaiting Britain’s prime minister next year is the appointment of a new Governor of the Bank of England, since the current incumbent, Mark Carney, is...
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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Politicians are not talking about… local government debt
In the face of budget cuts of around 50% from central government since 2010, some of England's councils have been very enterprising.
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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Politicians are not talking about…the fraud epidemic
There is a crime epidemic underway in the UK. Yet, few are talking about it and little, relative to the scale of the problem, is being done to deal with...
| Published: | 09 December 2019 |
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| Author: | Richard Hyde |
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Is London a social mobility hot spot?
Political debate around social mobility tends to describe London as a success story – but this is not the whole truth.
| Published: | 29 November 2019 |
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The UK’s regional inequalities are huge. Tackling this requires a rewrite of one of the sacred texts of government
Far from being a Western European economy, much of the UK more closely resembles poorer Southern and Eastern European neighbours. Tackling regional inequalities has to be at the heart of...
| Published: | 29 November 2019 |
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| Author: | Scott Corfe |
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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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