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Living on the edge: Britain’s coastal communities

The SMF has undertaken a brief analysis of economic and social data at a local authority level, to better understand the extent to which coastal communities are among the worst ranked parts of the country in terms of earnings, employment, health and education.

Published:	04 September 2017
Author:	Scott Corfe

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A Lost Generation

Lucy Powell MP guest writes this piece on inter-generational inequality for the SMF.

Published:	31 August 2017
Author:	Lucy Powell MP

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Saving Better

This report builds on previous SMF work and research from other organisations to set out a comprehensive framework with which to understand the UK’s poor savings behaviour.

Published:	08 August 2017
Author(s):	Nicole Gicheva, Matthew Oakley

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Outcomes-based reimbursement of medicines

This report describes the benefits of introducing an outcomes-based model for drug purchasing as a mechanism to address the affordability challenge, to reduce risks within the NHS and to improve outcomes for patients.

Published:	23 July 2017
Author(s):	Kathryn Petrie, Nigel Keohane

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On course for success? Student retention at university

This report, kindly supported by UPP Foundation, analyses the factors that affect student drop-out rates from universities across England.

Published:	19 July 2017
Author(s):	Kathryn Petrie, Nigel Keohane

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Commission on Inequality in Education

This report reviews the evidence on inequality in education across time and observes how little it has changed, and in some cases how the situation has actually worsened over time.

Published:	13 July 2017
Author(s):	Rt Hon Nick Clegg, Rebecca Allen, Suella Braverman MP, Sam Freedman, Stephen Kinnock MP

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Local public services 2040

This report, supported by Zurich Municipal, sets out to understand what factors could affect the future of local public services over the next two decades and what new roles for local government could exist by 2040.

Published:	12 July 2017
Author(s):	Nigel Keohane, Scott Corfe

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Informed decision-making: an evaluation of the advice gap

FAMR had the potential to revolutionise the advice market and tackle the advice gap but our research suggests its recommendations are unlikely to make a significant difference to the number...