Past Events

12 February 2019
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Ask the Expert: Does welfare support and labour market access ‘pull’ asylum seekers to the UK?

Dr Lucy Mayblin joined the SMF as part of our Ask the Expert series to discuss the key reason governments use for these restricting the economic rights and entitlements of asylum seekers: that they act as pull factors for disingenuous applicants. What is the evidence to support this claim and do economic restrictions work as intended?
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07 February 2019
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Which way now? Economic policy after a decade of upheaval

Report launch of the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy and the Social Market Foundation joint policy report: Which way now? Economic policy after a decade of upheaval
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05 February 2019
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Ask the Expert: Brexit – Options for Parliament

With Parliament’s historic rejection of the Government’s Withdrawal Agreement and with the House of Commons in deadlock, what will happen next? In this talk, Professor Cygan explored the possible routes forward at this particular juncture in the Brexit process.
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