A new report by the Social Market Foundation think tank, supported by leading public sector insurer Zurich Municipal, says that councils will have to change how they operate if they are to cope to with a range of challenges and risks facing them and the communities they serve.

The energy crisis is driving a shift in public opinion where a majority of voters now want more generous targeted financial support for households struggling with their finances, new polling reveals today.

The Social Market Foundation's response to the Spring Budget 2023 follows below.

Company directors should be put under a new legal duty to turn rising profits into increased wages and training for staff, a think-tank says today.

All illegal immigrants should be offered cash and other support to voluntarily leave Britain and rebuild their lives and set up businesses in their home countries, a think-tank tank recommends today.

Consumers are paying higher prices and getting worse service than they should do because the markets that matter the most to them aren't competitive enough, new research has found.

Politicians are lagging behind public opinion on the need to reduce meat consumption and promote animal welfare, a think tank warns today.

Cutting fuel duty does little to help “strugglers and strivers” while mostly benefiting people on the highest incomes, a think-tank shows today.