Families should be at the heart of a new wave of place-based interventions designed to turn the tide of Britain’s childhood obesity crisis, a think-tank report on adolescent obesity says today.

Overhauling UK’s research infrastructure and funding system can improve the reliability of scientific research and kick start the economy, a think tank argues today.

The UK lags behind the likes of Australia, EU and USA when it comes to checking whether regulations are working as intended, says head of independent better regulation watchdog.

Brits largely support public health interventions like bans on advertising, regulating food prices, and affordability limits on gambling, a think tank shows today.

The next government should develop an ambitious national food plan to drive economic growth and ensure that UK supply chains are more resilient to future shocks, says Labour and Co-op parliamentary candidate.

A new report shows that the public sector could save £300m that is lost through restrictive software rules.

Labour’s pledge card should include a substantial expansion in social housing construction, funded by taxes on overseas owners, vacant homes and house-flipping, according the Social Market Foundation.

While there is scope to remove content from England’s national curriculum, this is unlikely to reduce the burden on students and teachers without reforming exams, according to a paper published today by the Social Market Foundation.